Choosing laptop but which PROCESSOR

balimar

Well, its a minefield when you aren't too techie minded. Following a burglary, I am looking to replace my stolen one.My stolen one was 3 years old. A Sony Vaio VGN-NR11s/s as follows
:: Processor>>Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 1.5 GHz
:: Mainboard>>Intel GM965
:: Memory>>2048 MB, DDR2, PC5300 667 MHz, 2x1024MB, max. 4096MB
:: Graphics adapter>>Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100
:: Display>>15.4 inch 16:10, 1280x800 pixel, X-black LC-Display, glossy: yes
:: Harddisk>>200 GB - 4200 rpm, 200GB 4200rpm TOSHIBA MK2035GSS
:: Soundcard>>Realtek HD Audio
:: Connections>>1 Express Card 34mm, 4 USB 2.0, 1 Firewire, 1 VGA, V92/V.90 Modem, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: Microphone, Headphone, Card Reader: SD Card, Memorystick,
:: Networking>>100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T (10/100MBit), Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (abg)
:: Optical drive>>Matshita DVD-RAM UJ870QJ
:: Size>>height x width x depth (in mm): 38 x 269 x 360
:: Weight>>2.8 kg
:: Battery>>53 Wh Lithium-Ion, 11.1V 4800 mAh
I basically need a laptop for emails, surfing the web, creating various Excel and Word items. Photo editing. Just the usual leisure/hobby stuff I suppose. Then I start looking and get baffled. Processors !!! and that's just the start. Which processor should I shortlist my choice of laptop to?? Recommendations please.
AMD Athlon
AMD Athlon II X3
AMD Phenom
AMD Phenom II Triple Core
AMD V-Series
Intel Celeron Dual Core
Intel Celeron Mobile
Intel Core 2 Duo
Intel Core Duo
Intel Core i3
Intel Core i5
Intel Core i7

bengalknights

AMD Phenom 2 and Intel I3,I5 and I7 would be the choices to go for depending on budget.If you budget is less than £400 I3 or Phenom 2 above and I5 or I7 if you can find it for less than £1000

swifthorn

To be fair you'd only need a 15-17 if you were to be gaming or using a lot of heavy programs, should it just be fore surfing the internet or emails you'd be fine with a Core Duo 2

esuhl

The best thing to do is to look at benchmarks of the CPUs that will reflect your primary uses of the laptop. Toms Hardware or the Intel and AMD websites are probably good places to look. Once you know how the CPUs compare in performance and price, you should have everything you need to make an informed decision.

closed

http://direct.tesco.com/q/buylist/Ntt.4087/N.308/No.10.aspx

any use?

spakkker

See this cpu rating - http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

I've just ordered this last night , started to order in the morning at £263 but it came down to £239.
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.210-3736.aspx


Amd cpus don't seem so good in laptops as intel ones -use more power, not as powerful.

spannerzone

spakkker wrote: »

See this cpu rating - http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php

I've just ordered this last night , started to order in the morning at £263 but it came down to £239.
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.210-3736.aspx


Amd cpus don't seem so good in laptops as intel ones -use more power, not as powerful.

That's a great value laptop.... I'm sure the Celeron CPU bashers will say it's rubbish but a dual core CPU with 2gb ram and W7 for £240 is amazing value however you look at it.