hi guys...planning to buy a laptop...at first i have decided to buy dell inspiron 6000...but today inspiron 6400 came out to replace 6000...aikz....i wanna know what is the difference between the dual core and single core processors....dual core 1.66 or single core 1.83 faster leh?...which one better?....hmm...pro please enlighten me..

i think u visit to intel website will be better

dual core is better in multistasking, like dua biji otak vs 1 otak

if u r running games or opening single program, single core like 1.83 is faster as games only detect 1 cpu only, thus dual core will be detected as 1.66ghz

when comes to multaskin, dual core will take the advantages, like 2 people doin lots of works come to 1 people doin lots of works, 2 people will be faster even they r gals (means lower ghz in this situation)

but get dual core is definely better, as it released with the 945 chipset with better gc n performance, while 1.83ghz vs 1.66ghz is actually not a big difference

Its up to u whether u need such notebook.
Depending on your usage and purpose.

yeah, if the price is a problem and u r not actually a multitasker, pentium m will be enuf

i see i see....upgrade to 1.83 dual core costs rm490..omg...recommended or not?

Haha..
Told u its up to u.Think about it if u dont need such powerful yet not popular or maybe (unstable) procs as its new,Pentium - M will be good enough,save the money when the better ones are out,then get those.

for me it's not, dual core 1.66ghz is good enuf for normal usage already (rm490 for another 0.17ghz is expensive)

even now i'm appreciate for my acer lappy with only celeron m

not recommended. why bother to upgrade if the gap is too little? summore very pricey.. better stick to the current one.

save it and maybe spend it on more RAM or the 3 year extension warranty. Im worried everyday now cos my 1 year just expired. Renew 1 year must pay RM500+.

yup it's better to spend it for 1gb, and get a notebook case/bag as it's excluded in the deal

wow, now oly i noe, for gaming dual core is useless, tis info is accurate rite, hehe.

it's not accurate if u play 2 or 3 games at a time

just a matter of time when dual core will be mainstream.
games will develope based on dual core in the future(if not soon).

and beside that, why not consider upgrade the hdd speed instead?
notebook hdd is slow

Yeap,true..
Spend the money for like RAM,HDD,battery and a better and more solid case.

upgrade hdd speed costs a lot....makes a lot of difference with faster hdd speed??..hmm...wan to save money oso...hehe..

yup...i plan to have 1gb of ram...then....my sister got a notebook bag from her fren...brand is singtel...not bad la....hehe..thanks a lot...

if u r heavy gamer than u should stick bak with desktop.

anyway if u can wait, next pc fair is coming at mid of april

ic ic ic, so the current 5k dual cores all lose2 X700 laptops in terms or gamin rite.

Yeap..
anyway,like what everyone just said earlier on,current games can detect the 2nd processor.

hey dude
u want to say "can" or "can't".

It does really makes a lot of difference.