Intel Core Duo/intel Core 2 Duo

buster1967

im after information please im getting my wife a laptop for xmas but im confused with these two intel chips.

ive been told the core duo is 32bit where as the core 2 duo is 64 bit is this true,can anyone tell me if this is true please.

one of the laptops i was looking at was this one but id rather go for the faster chip if possible.

COMPAQ C350
# Intel Core Duo T2050 Processor 1.60GHz
# 533 MHz FSB
# 2MB Cache
# 1024 MB RAM
# 120 GB Hard Drive
# DVD ReWriter MultiDrive
# 15.4" Widescreen HD Brightview Display
# Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition
# 128MB IMA 950 Shared Graphics
# 1 Year FREE Warranty

the other one is this one

TOSHIBA A100-306
# Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 Processor 1.66GHz
# 667 MHz FSB
# 2 MB Cache
# 1024 MB RAM
# 80 GB Hard Drive
# Dual Layer DVD ReWriter SuperMulti
# 15.4" Widescreen TruBrite display
# Microsoft Windows Media Center
# 128 MB Intel UMA 945 integrated graphics
# 1 year FREE warranty

donny-gal

http://www.intel.com/products/processor/coreduo/

I looked on intel's site but the no. for the toshiba ws not listed, just follow the link which says "View Specification Chart" and it lists them out.

Regards

bikebarbie

dont forget if you buy from Currys 10% off with code yahoo10 :j

nintendosensei

the differences between the two are here.
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2808

buster1967

cheers for the info so it seems the Intel Core Duo is the predecessor to the Intel Core 2 Duo but is it worth paying over £130 more for it.

the other thing i failed to mention is the COMPAQ C350 has 1024 MB RAM which is says is DDR2 where as the TOSHIBA A100-306 has 1024 MB RAM which only says DDR.

its got me very confused and considering its a lot of money i dont want to opt for the wrong one.

the both of them are on the currys website if thats any help.

Chippy_Minton

buster1967 wrote:

ive been told the core duo is 32bit where as the core 2 duo is 64 bit is this true,can anyone tell me if this is true please.

True.

buster1967 wrote:

the other thing i failed to mention is the COMPAQ C350 has 1024 MB RAM which is says is DDR2 where as the TOSHIBA A100-306 has 1024 MB RAM which only says DDR.

DDR2 RAM is more recent and capable of transferring at faster rates than DDR, however you need to know the actual memory modules used to know which machine has the faster RAM. E.g both PC-3200: DDR-SDRAM and PC2-3200: DDR2-SDRAM run at 3.2GB/s.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR2#Sticks.2FModules and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDR_SDRAM#Stick.2Fmodule_specification to compare.

David_B_2

buster1967 wrote:

its got me very confused and considering its a lot of money i dont want to opt for the wrong one.

There is no right or wrong one. As mentioned above one is newer than the other but unless your wife is a hard code gamer that needs the latest machines every 4/5 months both will be more than enough I'm sure.

I rebuild my machines (desktops) every 2/3 years and tend to buy the very latest available only because I leave it a while before I next upgrade. Of course this comes at a cost and sometimes buying the pervious range of processors can be hell of a lot cheaper.

buster1967

i dont know m8 all it says it DDR2 and the other one just says DDR.

the COMPAQ C350 is £569 and the TOSHIBA A100-306 is £699 obviously they both have different size HD's and the CPU's are different sizes.

CAT-THE-FIFTH

Hi

If you really need the performance get the Toshiba but otherwise the Compaq is still a very powerful machine. The 130 quid saved could go towards an extra battery a nice case for the Compaq.

CAT-THE-FIFTH

Just seen the Toshiba for 599 quid though:

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/891708

Comes with free bag and memory stick too!!

Chippy_Minton

The manufacturer's specs will give more detail than the retailer's specs.

E.g. the Toshiba - http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/productPage.do?service=UK&PRODUCT_ID=122808 says DDR2 533 MHz