On Mon January 22 2007 20:00, Jim Lowman wrote: > I've been looking at a couple of HP notebook computers > on the HP site after severe customization on my part. > > All else being equal, the AMD version has the top CPU, > the TL-60, while the Intel version has the T7200. > > The Intel version has the advantage in L2 cache; 4MB > vs. 1MB. Also, it is a Core 2 Duo vs. a dual-core CPU. > > Both have approximately the same HD capacity, and both > are SATA, but the Intel version runs at 7,200 rpm where > the AMD version runs at 5,400 rpm. > > [Perhaps I've answered my own question at this point?] Probably. I find the difference between 5400 and 7200RPM to be pretty noticable. I'll bet the extra cache doesn't hurt either. Richard Harke
> > Both have 2GB of memory and 17" screens. No doubt the > wireless card in either will turn out to be incompatible > with Linux, but that's the story of my life. > > The Intel version costs about $300 more, which is not a > deal breaker. > > Thanks for any advice. > > BTW, I'll be dual-booting XP and Linux, but Linux is the > primary concern. > > Jim > > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
