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Which laptop processor will be faster.......

.....and would i have any problems running Vista Premium.
The choices are -
AMD Turion TL52 Processor with 2gb Ram and 160gb hd, or
Celeron M430 Processor with 1gb Ram and 120gb hd.

Many Thanks in Advance.

Edit: Forgot to mention its use will be mainly for surfing the web - not downloading, or multimedia useage.

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  • Blacksheep1979
    Blacksheep1979 Posts: 4,224 Forumite
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    don't touch the celeron with a bargepole
  • j1mgg
    j1mgg Posts: 124 Forumite
    I would go for the first one but you would need to post alot more details.

    Is there anyneed for vista? If you are only going to be surfing the web a basic laptop would be sufficient.
  • mjr600
    mjr600 Posts: 760 Forumite
    For surfing the web there will no perceptible difference between the two.
  • ormus
    ormus Posts: 42,714 Forumite
    for surfing the web, any cpu above say 800 mhz will appear the same speed!
    the problem is the pipe (ie phone line) not your hardware.
    Get some gorm.
  • Blacksheep1979
    Blacksheep1979 Posts: 4,224 Forumite
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    I think you will find a noticable difference between the two running an OS, antivirus, firewall and a few other bits and bobs, especially with vista - even if only surfing the web
  • boatman
    boatman Posts: 4,701 Forumite
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    There is a rundown of processors here
  • saintscouple
    saintscouple Posts: 4,311 Forumite
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    boatman wrote: »
    There is a rundown of processors here

    Thanks everyone for your comments :T
    The link above has sealed the deal for the AMD and I will use this laptop for multimedia after all.
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