Another key thing to point out is the fact that RAM is *dirt* cheap these days. My new Core Duo 2.0GHz Macbook has 2Gb of RAM just because. I don't need that much RAM, but for the $160 with no tax, why the hell not?
http://www.outpost.com/product/4789099?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG I *love* cheap RAM and having lots 'o RAM can make an otherwise anemic system come to life and fast system really fly. RAM is good. In most instances where I would need to make a decision, I'lll max out my RAM well before I consider a faster processor. --Reggie On 7/28/06, Kevin Flanagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
That would have to fall in the "that depends" category. What would you be doing with the system, for a laptop, I see that HP now has a Turion 64Bit laptop, interesting if you could take advantage of the processor. If you are using much CPU to Memory transfer intensive applications, then AMD has the edge, otherwise I don't think that it matters as much. What about the other stuff, that says more in many cases. What disks are available, SATA, or PATA, or SCSI? What Video subsystem suits your needs best? How much RAM can you get for the system in question? As usual, there's a lot more to the "best" answer, generally I think that if you get a top tier system now it's likely enough for 95% or more of folks, unless you're just that kind of geek who needs to spec out every last detail. Then there's cost..... Kevin Greg Brown wrote: > It was not long ago at all, just last year, that the prevailing > opinion of > those on Trilug seemed to be that AMD was leading the way for chip design > for the foreseeable future. With Intel's latest announcements, along > with > the Core Duo, I was wondering what the consensus opinion was these days. > > If you were going to build a linux desktop or laptop what processor would > you pick? Intel, AMD, or something else? > > 3.... 2..... 1..... FIGHT!! -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/
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