tech-help: which processor to buy?
 

Hey guys,

my notebook just passed out - I need a new one, very quick.
Got two good offers, almost the same notebooks but very different processors.

First
Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 (2x 1.66GHz, Santa Rosa, 800Mhz FSB, 2MB L2-Cache)

Second
AMD Turion™ 64 X2 TL-56 (2x 1,8GHz, 2x512KB, 800 MHz FSB)

Which one would you spend your money on?

Thx

after having intel for years I recently bought an AMD for one of pc's

its very quiet and runs alot cooler

so for me.... the AMD

If you're going to buy intel, the T5450 does not support the VT bit -- which is used for virtualization. If you decide at some point to run an OS underneath your current OS for testing, etc., you'll want a CPU that supports hardware virtualization.

http://www.intel.com/products/proces...t/core2duo.htm

That AMD does support VT.

Of those two, I'd choose the amd. However, I would choose an Intel that supported the VT bit over either of those.