Buying laptop

[jk88]

I'm headed to college in a few months and i decided to get a laptop. I'll be using the laptop for mostly gaming and college work. I was just wondering if i should get a laptop with the intel duo core or should i just wait and grab the amd turion x2? Thanks.

Also if there is anything else you guys would recommend me getting besides those I've mentioned, feel free to mention.

 

[jdhore1]

i like the Core Duo in my MacBook Pro A LOT...try to get a Core Duo if you can

 

[Running]

tell us your budget first

 

[jk88]

Im willing to spend at most around $1300.

 

[jdhore1]

OK, then i would change it to X2

 

[jk88]

But which one is generally better for gaming?

 

[jdhore1]

there are very few X2 laptops out there...and you're not going to get a very good dual-core laptop for $1300

 

[PZEROFGH]

Your not going to get an X2 laptop for 1300. You can easily get one with a core duo and a decent graphics card...

 

[jk88]

I see. And how good are the core duo's for gaming? Are they better than the Turion series that are out now?

 

[PZEROFGH]

I heard the core duo's are decent for multi tasking and gaming.

You shuold get the E1705 from dell with an upgrade like a go 7800 and 1GB of ram should pull you through this year's games