[MotoSook]

Alexander, my computer hardware and software ignorance is showing. I'm a mechanical engineer and have dabbled in computing enough to make me sound like a guy who's trying to sound like he knows something about computing....so bear with me.

I'm comparing this:

Processor and Core Logic
• AMD Turion™ 64 X2 TL-50 (1.6GHz)
Dual Core Mobile Processor
• 1600 MHz Full Duplex FSB (800 MHz
Double Clock Front Side Bus)
• nVIDIA® C51 MV North Bridge and
nVIDIA MPC51 South Bridge core
logic chipset


To this:
Processor
Processor Model Number T2300E
Data Bus Speed 667 MHz
Processor Manufacturer Intel
Processor Type Intel Core Duo
Chipset Type Mobile Intel 945GM Express
Processor Speed 1.66 GHz

There is a little cost difference with the two laptops, a Lenovo and an Averatec, but let's forget that in this thread.

I'm not saying the AMD chips of today are bad. I just don't know. That's why I'm asking.

If the AMD chip will give me years of trouble free use while running something like AutoCAD, then that's likely going to be the route I take. But if the AMD chip is mostly capable of running cool entertainment based software while compromising on the engineering/scientific software...then I go the Intel route.