AMD vs Intel in Budget-Notebooks
Joe_the_tulip 23.12.2007 - 21:52 2243 0
Joe_the_tulip
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NotebookReview nahm sich zweier günstiger 15,4"-Laptops von HP an und verglich die zwei - bis auf die zugrunde liegende Plattform - identen Systeme. The most popular analogy has been "David vs. Goliath," but I don't really believe it, although lately it's been akin to "Godzilla vs. Japan."
...AMD-based dv2610us lasted 2h:58m before entering sleep mode at 5% battery life...the Intel-based dv2615us lasted 4h:05m before entering sleep mode at 5% battery life.
For the AMD-based dv2610us, I mentioned in my review of that particular notebook that the Vista Aero Glass performance is inexcusably poor, and at present, there is no reasonable fix for it. What appears to have happened is actually pretty clear: the GeForce 7150M's clock speed is locked at 100MHz while running in Vista's desktop, and that just isn't fast enough for Aero Glass.
...you want something that'll last a while on the battery, suddenly AMD's value proposition looks a lot less impressive. If it means spending an extra $50 to get an Intel notebook, I'd have to suggest going with that.
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