Intel Core 2 Duo is it any good?

4am · Post by **4am** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:03 am

ri wrote:Why 2gigs ram? Lots and lots of samples? Or video editing?

yep....lots of samples and effects in ableton live + reaktor, and sometimes ableton as slave of cubase...

4am · Post by **4am** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 9:46 am

the final comes between:

Sony Vaio VGN-FE31M
Notebook / 15.4" WXGA x-black 1280x800 / Centrino Duo Core 2 T5600 1.83GHz / 1GB RAM / 160GB HD / Super Multi Double Layer DVD / GeForce Go 7600 128MB VRAM / WLAN (11g) / Windows XP Media Center
(battery time 2hours 40min)

or

Sony Vaio VGN-SZ1XP
Notebook / 13.3" WXGA / x-black & LED Technologie / Kohlefasergehäuse / Centrino Core Duo T2400 (1.83) / 1x1024MB RAM / 100GB Harddisk / DVD-RW DualLayer / WLAN / Bluetooth / GeForce Go7400 TurboCache 128MB / XP Professional / integr. Kamera / 1.69kg Gewicht
(battery time 6 hours)

or

Sony Vaio VGN-SZ3HP
Notebook / 13.3" WXGA 1280x800 / x-black Technologie / Magnesiumgehäuse / Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 (1.83) / 2x512MB RAM /100GB Harddisk / DVD-RW DualLayer / WLAN / GeForce Go7400 TurboCache 128MB / XP Professional / 1.69kg Gewicht
(battery time up to 4hours 20min

i'm going to order it today, and would be full of gratitude for any comments...

4am · Post by **4am** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 11:30 am

ok, i have ordered the second one...
it is the only one which has card bus support (for my rme multiface II)

edit: shi*..... sold out.....

ri · Post by ri » Fri Sep 29, 2006 2:49 am

the amount of memory after 1 gb won't have any effect on your programs, just if you're using lots of samples.

Robot Criminal · Post by **Robot Criminal** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 12:14 pm

make shure u get 7200 rpm HDD

4am · Post by **4am** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 3:23 pm

Robot Criminal wrote:make shure u get 7200 rpm HDD

it doesn't come with sony vaios (only 5400 rpm).... but i have two external hd

about the processor i'm still not 100% sure.
some say that "core duo" could be more confortable on a laptop as the new "core 2 duo" because of the longer battery life and less heat...

Ronny Pries · Post by **Ronny Pries** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:30 pm

Bought a new music PC with intel core 2 duo and it's much faster than my old pc (Athlon XP 3200+), it's a lotta fun working on this baby.

Doubt there'll be anything in this comparable price/performance category anytime too soon. If you're after a new PC, don't wait.

Ronny

Zoiberg · Post by **Zoiberg** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 4:31 pm

4am wrote:about the processor i'm still not 100% sure.
some say that "core duo" could be more confortable on a laptop as the new "core 2 duo" because of the longer battery life and less heat...

Not true: check this review:
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/sh ... =2808&p=16

Speed difference between Core Duo and Core 2 Duo seems to be really a small percentage; Anandtech says they are limited by current chipsets and faster ones will come in 2007.

So maybe you could save some money and get a Core Duo.