Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[jackthex]

"THG shows some benchmarks where a 1.6GHz Banias processor core comes close or outperforms a 2.0GHz Athlon 64"

Actually the Dell was a 1.7 Ghz processor with PC 2700, and the no name laptop had PC 2100. As far as these laptops being nearly equal in performance, I think that is a matter of opinion, but one that only has a very loose realationship with reality

Tim (who lurked on SI during the days of Engel, Scrumbia, Yousef and others now mostly gone. I now lurk at iHub and have seen the subtle deceptions on both sides far too long for them to be easily missed)