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    Turion ML-32 vs. Intel Pentium M 735A

    Yes there are 2MB L2
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    Which is the better of these two deals?

    Should 64 bit support mean anything to me ? Why would I want it? When will 32 bit be obsolete?
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    Turion ML-32 vs. Intel Pentium M 735A

    I'm hesitating between two laptop deals which are essentially the same except for the CPU. One is a Turion ML-32 (1.6 Ghz) and the other is a Pentium M 735A (1.7 Ghz). From what I've read the Pentium M is faster but it won't last me very long since its not 64 bit and is not as "Vista...
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    Which is the better of these two deals?

    (I also Posted this thread in the Hardware category) I'm going to college next month and I need a laptop. I will be doing mostly internet, programming, spreadsheet, DVDs. No video/photo editing or games. I'll be a computer science major so I need performance but I'm not willing to spend much...
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    Which is the better of these two deals?

    I'm going to college next month and I need a laptop. I will be doing mostly internet, programming, spreadsheet, DVDs. No video/photo editing or games. I'll be a computer science major so I need performance but I'm not willing to spend much more than $500. With mail in rebates and "instant...
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    64-bit & dual core notebook CPU?

    Yea I was actually wondering the same myself, lol I remember two year ago when I thought 64 bit would catch on so fast and I'd be the only one left in the dust, but i guess the sortware (namely vista) just hasn't been there When do you think that 32-bit will become obsolete? My guess is...
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    64-bit & dual core notebook CPU?

    Yea I was actually wondering the same myself, lol I remember two year ago when I thought 64 bit would catch on so fast and I'd be the only one left in the dust, but i guess the sortware (namely vista) just hasn't been there When do you think that 32-bit will become obsolete? My guess is...
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    64-bit & dual core notebook CPU?

    The Vodoo/ falcon PC are too expensive, but thanks for that link Shadow Conception
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    64-bit & dual core notebook CPU?

    Those 1st and 2nd links are desktop, I'm looking for laptop
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    64-bit & dual core notebook CPU?

    But there are two Turions: AMD Turion 64 X2, and AMD Turion 64 which I assume is NOT dual-core The 1st one seems to fit my description perfectly but I can't find it anywhere, I only find regular Turion 64s Are the new conroe/conroe XE laptop CPUs dual core & 64 bit...
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    64-bit & dual core notebook CPU?

    I'm looking to buy a new laptop/notebook with @ least A CPU of 1.5Ghz or more, 64-bit, dual core 1GB RAM 40 GB HD Other than that I just want the fastest wireless network card I can find. All I want to do with this laptop is regular e-mail, speadsheet, linux, and a lot of internet...
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    What's your favorite flavor?

    Can someone compare Gentoo and Ubuntu? Which is more begginer friendly, which has more features, why take one over the other etc... thanks,
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    What single upgrade would get me more performance?

    how much do one of those go for? For the moment I'm just gunna upgrade RAM (any suggestions?). Mid June I'll start looking @ video card 200-300$ range...
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    What single upgrade would get me more performance?

    Double?! As in my CSS stress trest results will skyrocket up to 160 FPS and over 100 FPS for HL2 and DOOM 3??