Intel Celeron or AMD Turion for laptop

wazza

Which is the best processor for a laptop? Intel Celeron or AMD Turion?

in simple words please :-) the laptop will be used for surfing the net and kid's homework

have seen these two compaq at pcworld but am in the process of pulling my hair out in choosing which one. They are both priced at £499.99.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0910688948.1164489669@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdiaddjhhfgjgjcflgceggdhhmdgmk.0&show_all=true&category_oid=-27751&page=ProductList#(any):(any):(any):(any):(any):(any):300:900:PageNo_0:SortOrder_DOWN

when i chose one i notice another laptop

have been given voucher to spend at pcworld or currys so am restricted. it is worth £499.99

then again i might go for this packard bell

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0076077371.1164487433@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfdaddjhhhhgmkcflgceggdhhmdgmk.0&page=ProductList&category_oid=-27405&fm=1&sm=0&tm=0&show_all=true#PACKARD%20BELL:(any):375:900:PageNo_0:SortOrder_DOWN

Sausage_Roll

Turion is better than Celeron by far, but more expensive. If your just using the laptop for what you described, then depending on the specs it might be better going for the celeron, as the cheaper price for a celeron processor might give better specs for other things - i.e. RAM or Hard drive space.

If you give a direct link to the two laptops for comparison (the ones you gave link to search results) It would be easier to help you.

wazza

Sausage_Roll wrote:

Turion is better than Celeron by far, but more expensive. If your just using the laptop for what you described, then depending on the specs it might be better going for the celeron, as the cheaper price for a celeron processor might give better specs for other things - i.e. RAM or Hard drive space.

If you give a direct link to the two laptops for comparison (the ones you gave link to search results) It would be easier to help you.

right here we go

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0213554893.1164503643@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdiaddjhhfgjgjcflgceggdhhmdgmk.0&category_oid=-27751&sku=143042&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null


http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0145454545.1164503662@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdiaddjhhfgjgjcflgceggdhhmdgmk.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=176555&category_oid=-27751



and

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0657247270.1164503700@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccfdaddjhhhhgmkcflgceggdhhmdgmk.0&category_oid=-27405&sku=876045&page=Product&fm=1&sm=0&tm=0

thanks in advance

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The Turion Compaq at PC World is by far the best. I believe the Turion was AMD answer to the Pentium-M and was a very good answer. This laptop also has a seperate graphics card.

bikebarbie

hI. I had already almost made my mind up on which laptop to get the philips X56 (for which i initiated a post) but for very similar spec this Compaq seems very good. The thing I liked best about the philips was the small size and light weight but this one seems to be just a little bit heavier but with a bigger screen. As soon as I settle for something Ifind something else grr I am so confused :cool:
so can anyone please compare the two and give me your opinion which I highly value? Thanks

Specification for this COMPAQ V6133EU

Processor Type AMD Turion X2
Memory Size 1024 mb
Memory Type DDR 2
Hard Drive Capacity 80 Gb
Optical Drives Super Multi DVD Writer
CD-ROM Speed 40 x
CD-RW Speed. 32 x
DVD-ROM Speed 16 x
Floppy Disk Drive No
Screen Size/Type 15.4" WXGA
Graphics Card Type NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150
Graphics Memory 128mb shared mb
TV-out No
Sound Type 3D Soundblaster Pro
Modem Type 56k
Wireless Enabled Yes
No. of USB Connections 2
No. of Firewire Connections 0
Infrared Port Included No
Other Interfaces VGA
Battery Type Li-ion
Battery life (up to) 2 hours
Software Titles Included Microsoft Works 8.0
Operating system Win XP Media Center
Weight 2.99 kg
Height 25 mm
Width 250 mm
Depth 350 mm
Colour Black

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Features for this PHILIPS X56


Specification for this PHILIPS X56

Processor Type T5600
Processor speed 1.83 mhz
Memory Size 1024 mb
Memory Type DDR II
Hard Drive Capacity 80 Gb
Optical Drives DVDRW Dual Layer
CD-ROM Speed 24 x
CD-RW Speed. 24 x
DVD-ROM Speed 8 x
DVD-RW Speed 6 x
Floppy Disk Drive No
Screen Size/Type 12.1 WXGA
Graphics Card Type Intel GMA950
Graphics Memory Up to 224 MB mb
TV-out No
Sound Type AC97 16bit
Modem Type 56k
Wireless Enabled Yes
No. of USB Connections 3
No. of Firewire Connections 1
Infrared Port Included No
Other Interfaces RJ-11, RJ-45
Battery Type LI-ION
Battery life (up to) 4 hours
Software Titles Included Works 8.5
Operating system MCE 2005
Weight 1.85 kg
Height 36.5 mm
Width 297 mm
Depth 213 mm
Colour SILVER

CAT-THE-FIFTH

The Phillips will be faster as the Core2Duo will be faster than the AMD Turion which both run at 1.6ghz. The Compaq does have better integrated graphics but the Phillips has a better spec and smaller size than the Compaq.It also has better battery life according to the specifications you gave,

Sausage_Roll

The Compaq Turion is by far the better machine, but whether you need that sort of power if it's only going to be used for homework and surfing is up to you.
my personal choice would be the Packard Bell, its £100 cheaper and is sufficient for your needs.
Hope that helps you:beer:

edit: This was in response to the OP's post

bikebarbie

thanks for your replies. I am waiting for a couple more question but I put them in my post "philips x56..." then perhaps I'll make my mind up (until i see momething else) ...:rolleyes:

CAT-THE-FIFTH

Sausage_Roll wrote:

The Compaq Turion is by far the better machine, but whether you need that sort of power if it's only going to be used for homework and surfing is up to you.
my personal choice would be the Packard Bell, its £100 cheaper and is sufficient for your needs.
Hope that helps you:beer:

edit: This was in response to the OP's post

In terms of processor power -no!!

In terms of battery life -no!

In terms of portability -no!

Also just realised that the Phillips has a faster processor too.

However the Compaq has a much larger screen so it would be better if you need to alot of written work so it probably is better in this regard.

However if you intend to travel with your notebook the Phillips is much better IMHO as lugging around 3kg is NOT much fun!!

Celeron M processor also have shorter battery life than the Pentium M or Core equivalents since they lack most of the power saving technology that the latter have. Cheaper notebooks also tend to have much smaller batteries too!!

wazza

Sausage_Roll wrote:

The Compaq Turion is by far the better machine, but whether you need that sort of power if it's only going to be used for homework and surfing is up to you.
my personal choice would be the Packard Bell, its £100 cheaper and is sufficient for your needs.
Hope that helps you:beer:

edit: This was in response to the OP's post

the compaq v6133 turion is normally £599.99, £200 more than packard but at the moment it is £100. Prefer to spent extra on something that will last long technology wise

CAT-THE-FIFTH

The Phillips is the better machine specifcations wise.The Turion is totally outclassed by the Core2Duo in both basic processing power and power comsumption..Only the integrated graphics are better on the Compaq!!

The desktop Core2Duo chips are known to outperform their Athlon X2 equivalents by a fair margin

http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/07/14/core2_duo_knocks_out_athlon_64_uk/