AMD 64bit Laptop

limitdown · Feb 21, 2004

DDR memory allows for the easy swapping between open applications...

the HT (hyper transport) features maximize this multiple application simultane-ity....

add to all this, the 64bit processor bandwidth....

you can see, touch and feel the difference in the Intel P4's that use the 800Mhz frontside bus, so you can just imagine what the 64bit processor feels like...

keep the comparisons and comments coming guys....

rowenwood · Feb 21, 2004

Is there a 17'' screen size PC laptop? Apple makes one and its size is reason enough to buy a mac.

Someone should make a 19"

ElectricSavant · Feb 21, 2004

Quote from axeman:

Want to know how your system compares to these new AMD chips, then go to this page:

http://www.alienware.com/system_pages/aurora_ddr.aspx

Search on the string "Test this system's performance", and click on it.

It will run a little test on your computer and show you
how much faster this AMD 64bit box is.

peace

axeman

ElectricSavant · Feb 21, 2004

Were their any software issues?...

Michael B.

Quote from spyderman:

I have been using this machine for 2 weeks now, and I have to concur. As a point of reference, was using a 2.8 Pentium before, but needed a lap...and was set to buy a HP 17" when this came out..

.....this is the "smoothest running" computer I have used...."....nothing hangs....I can have a ridiculous number of windows open...plus tws plus qcharts..plus Word..always ample memory with the basic 512ram....I think the 1gig cache helps!

anyone looking for a new computer, lap or desktop, I would definitely recommend at least looking at AMD 64 configs as an alternative to Intel.

I am no computer geek......just need a machine that I can PRESS without me or it asking a ton of questions!

nkhoi · Feb 21, 2004

Quote from ElectricSavant:

for each machine right above the slash price, look like the link get gray out but it is active.

btw, the top machine run about 4,000 time faster than my 2Ghz machine.

rowenwood · Feb 21, 2004

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1370900,00.asp

http://pcmag.shopping.com/xPC-~PD-21188586~NS-1~linkin_id-3052810

ElectricSavant · Feb 21, 2004

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oh well, guess I am special....but kewl idea

Michael B.

Quote from nkhoi:

for each machine right above the slash price, look like the link get gray out but it is active.

btw, the top machine run about 4,000 time faster than my 2Ghz machine.

RobertMcLister · Feb 21, 2004

Quote from limitdown:

...I couldn't find the link for the hefty new MaximumPC article, that new monster rig is awesome!

I don't think MaxPC has posted it yet but here's a relevant link: http://www.go-l.com/news/press_releases/2004/press_maximumpc.htm

"L" computers with "PuRam" keep Windows XP on a $5000 solid-state drive to eliminate OS disk-access and provide "instant-on" capability. Of course that kind of expense and technology still doesn't tell you when to buy and sell in the markets.

ElectricSavant · Feb 21, 2004

There 64 bit version will be an interesting read.....

Michael B.

Quote from RobertMcLister:

I don't think MaxPC has posted it yet but here's a relevant link: http://www.go-l.com/news/press_releases/2004/press_maximumpc.htm

"L" computers with "PuRam" keep Windows XP on a $5000 solid-state drive to eliminate OS disk-access and provide "instant-on" capability. Of course that kind of expense and technology still doesn't tell you when to buy and sell in the markets.

ElectricSavant · Feb 21, 2004

They run at accelerated speeds of up to 3.8GHz and a 950MHz System Bus, and are the first readily available desktop computers without a system Hard Drive with the whole operating system permanently sitting on a Solid State Flash Drive, PuRamâ¢, that runs at the maximum memory bandwidth speeds using âs proprietary Technologies.

What does this mean above in bold? It does not get any faster than this?....are we finally at the speed of light when dealing with bandwidth capacity?

Michael B.

Quote from RobertMcLister:

I don't think MaxPC has posted it yet but here's a relevant link: http://www.go-l.com/news/press_releases/2004/press_maximumpc.htm

"L" computers with "PuRam" keep Windows XP on a $5000 solid-state drive to eliminate OS disk-access and provide "instant-on" capability. Of course that kind of expense and technology still doesn't tell you when to buy and sell in the markets.