Which is better..

[MrFire8808]

Hiya.. Configuring a laptop, and Ive been comparing with three different places (the only 3 I know of) and its come down to Alienware or Dell..

Both of the laptops I configured are pretty much the same (100 dollar price difference) except for two things

Alienware doesn't let you select a good graphics card if you get the intel duo core (which I kind of want since I've read the Conroe will be drop in compatable with the duo core).. Unless I havent looked around alot.. Anyway!

For the CPU its either:
AMD Turion? 64 Mobile ML34 1.8GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache -Alienware
OR
Intel® Core? Duo Processor T2400 (2MB Cache/1.83GHz/667MHz FSB) -Dell


RAM:
2GB Dual Channel DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz 2x 1gb -Alienware
OR
2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHZ, 2 DIMM -Dell

GPU:
Dual 256MB NVidia® GeForce? Go 7900 GS - SLI Enabled -Alienware
OR
512MB NVIDIA® GeForce? Go 7900 GTX -Dell


so.. which one's better

 

[DaveSimmons]

Wait until August-September and get the mobile version of Core 2 / Conroe.

If you have to buy now,

- the Core Duo is duel coro so it's faster. o

- 7900 SLI beats GTX FTW!

 

[MrFire8808]

Waiting isnt an option, I need it by August 15th.. and since it takes about 15 days for them to build it

 

[DaveSimmons]

More seriously, check the CPU/chipset tab for Yonah / Core 1 articles, it beats A64 at the same clock and can beat that Turion literally with one core tied behind its back.

For GTX vs. SLI check the Video tab.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

August 15th Hmm.... Don't tell me. This is a back to school laptop? Get some insurance. Cuz, it'll be gone the first time you turn your back on it.

 

[MrFire8808]

Don't tell me. This is a back to school laptop?

I wont tell you.

Edit: no its not