I'm looking for some insight and/or advice in choosing between a couple laptop systems. These are just the key factors for figuring out Linux compatibility and with respect to using virtualization such as Xen, KVM, etc..
>From what I have been able to track down the Intel system should "outperform" the AMD system by a little bit. Both systems feature hardware virtualization of their type. Both systems can be expanded to 4GB of RAM. I looked for faster 7200RPM HD for both (size is different but speed is more important I think for the intended purposes). There is a L2 cache difference and from what I understand that is a large reason for the difference between the Intel and AMD in performance. Here are the comparison systems: 1.) Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 2.00GHz 2M L2 Cache, 800Mhz Dual Core 2.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 1 DIMM (4GB Max) 120GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 (965GM) 2.) AMD Turion 64 X2 TL- 60 2.00GHz 1M L2 Cache (2x512) 2.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 1 DIMM (4GB Max) 80GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 7200RPM ATI Radeon X1270 If I want to go cheap and trim @$200 from this setup I could do the following. Would this be a huge step down from the above two systems? This CPU still has the Pacifica virtualization but slower HD and less Max RAM. 3.) AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58 1.9GHz 1M L2 Cache (2x512) 2GB DDR2 (Not expandable) 160GB 5400RPM ATI Radeon X1270 I did read about some delays in Linux drivers for the ATI video but things will work under Linux with the proprietary fglrx driver. The Intel X3100 video chip is a part of the 965GM apparently so it should work if the rest of the Intel parts are included and it appears so. TIA! rbw -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
