<p>Has anyone ever used one of these processors before? Is it fast enough for my college laptop?</p>
<p>weak. as. heck. go intel, and unless you’re getting a regular MacBook, get nothing below a core i3.</p>
<p>Fast enough for a college laptop? Yep, it’s more than enough for simple web browsing, typing a paper, and social networking. </p>
<p>For heavy gaming? Maybe not…</p>
<p>Honestly, I can seriously use my dad’s old 7 year old HP laptop for college… Pentium M 1.5GHz, 1GB RAM, 40GB HDD, Win XP. Runs like champ. The point is, you don’t need up-to-date technology for basic tasks.</p>
<p>Thanks for responding. I’m not getting a macbook, Im probably getting a not-so-expensive HP laptop. I dont really know anything about computers, so Im really lost. </p>
<p>Heavy gaming? Im not sure what you would consider heavy gaming, but the only thing Ill need the laptop for is school work, and using the internet for things like facebook and watching videos (and also to store my pictures and itunes).</p>
<p>Ignore asmith351.</p>
<p>The Turion II, like blablaboi said, can perform well for your typical college applications. For stuff like gaming or media editing, it’ll start stuttering, so you should try to gauge your needs.</p>
<p>My only issues with the Turion II is that the CULV Core 2 Duos hold their own against them but use much less power than the Turion, leading to better battery lief.</p>
<p>haha don’t ignore me. yes, the turion will work fine if all you’re doing is running a few apps in the background–let’s say, for example, Chrome, iTunes, and Word. but if you want to get the best out of your computer and not invest in something that will be out of date in a few months, i’d definitely consider spending a bit more getting a core i5 or higher. but it’s completely up to you. what’s your price range?</p>
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<p>The Turion II will be fine with anything but gaming and media editing. If the OP doesn’t foresee himself doing any of this, what’s the point in upgrading then? I can just as easily tell everyone on this forum to spring for a hexacore with 12GBs of RAM and soem SLIed 480s, but the point is the same: paying for power that you’re not going to use is money wasted. </p>
<p>Since you keep recommending the Core i series, I’ll focus on Intel: Intel-wise, many people do not even come close to maxing out a CULV Core 2 Duo. At most, the average college student probably stresses the CULV C2Ds to 20%. What’s the point then of getting an i3, let along an i5 or an i7, if all the OP is doing is:</p>
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<p>The Turion II is definitely more than sufficient for the OP.</p>
<p>People survived with Turion IIs 2 or 3 years ago (or whenever they came out). It’s not like people were saying “Ahhh this is too slow, dieeeee”.</p>
<p>I heard that they got hot. Hotter can many Core 2 Duos.</p>
<p>IMO, a good investment considers the future. So consider the other posts above. You don’t want your computer to overheat/fail/lag/or feel uncomfortable.</p>
<p>AMD Turion II is like Intel core 2 duo.</p>
<p>They are good for the “basics” but not for media and such as others have said.</p>
<p>And with games, you’d also like to pair that up with at least 4gb ram(8gb recommended) and a good graphics card.</p>
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<p>^ yeah correct.</p>
<p>The graphics card matters a lot for gaming. The first alienware m11x only had a 1.3 ghz c2d but it destroyed everyone in its class with its nvidia 335m.</p>
<p>INTEL > AMD period</p>
<p>While games are heavily GPU dependent, most laptops with low end CPUs tend to have integrated graphics. If you want to play games, you should be looking for the GPU and a decent CPU.</p>
<p>AMD hasn’t really updated their mobile processors in a long time. Intel’s HK/MG process gives them a huge power advantage over all other chipmakers out there. Intel also has more advanced media instruction sets. You can get by with a Turion. I’m still using an old Athlon X2 for my home desktop and an Athlon64 laptop for a stock display screen in the office. My kids’ iMac absolutely runs rings around the old AMD stuff though.</p>