Re: im about to start a war

["Doug Cox" <uncledig@gmail.com>]

Yeah - the Intel marketing babble confuses the heck out of me.  But I made sure that the Toshiba had a real Core 2 Duo in it (vs. Core Duo), and I'm glad I did.  They sort of mask the facts with the "Centrino" label, because Centrino can mean Core Duo *or* Core 2 Duo, and also includes a specific set of motherboards and wireless chips.

On 8/29/07, miles ward <miles932@gmail.com> wrote:

My input:  Core 2 Duo = much better than Core Duo.  I'm running on a
refurb MBP, core duo, and it's really significantly slower, same
clock, same ram, than a dell core 2 duo.  Considering trading in,
because now i've tested my audio bits on a macbook with C2D and find
it faster as well.   Also, with the flourish of multicore processing
all over the place, make sure your software versions are up to it
(ableton live 5=no multicore, 6=yes!)
also, don't skimp on screen!  if you can't see all the widgets, you're
pretty much up poop creek :)
-Miles

On 8/29/07, Doug Cox <uncledig@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure how it plays into this thread, but I thought I'd mention the
> following:
>
> - I just bought a Toshiba M5 Tecra (dual CPUs, 2.0Ghz each, capable of 4MB
> of RAM) for $1700.  It absolutely rips.
>
> - maybe I'm just experienced, but I was able to get it setup (including all
> of the Windows teaks, services settings, etc) in about 4 hours.
>
> - be careful when expecting to use 4GB of RAM in Windows, or on any Intel
> 32-bit based processor (that includes Macs with Intel).  without the right
> BIOS, the right switches, and a lot of tweaking, you won't get access to all
> 4GB of RAM.
>


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---Miles Ward