I need a notebook, what do you think of this one?

[dredge]

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[moklianne]

Originally Posted by dredge [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

does anyone know or able to explain to me the difference in duo/quad core cpu's when it comes to running multiple virtual machines?

I was under the impression that I want a i5 with at least 4gb of ram to accomplish this, but then I came across this info..

"Best Answer - Chosen by Voters
Any quad core, Intel or AMD, CPU will typically handle multiple VMs with no problems. The biggest bottlenecks of performance running multiple VMs on a laptop will be RAM and hard drive rpms. Get as much RAM as you possibly can which will minimize your VMs from constantly "swapping" to the very slow hard drive your will receive with your machine.

* 3 months ago "

so if I need a quad-core am I looking at a lot more money? or is there older quad-core options that might actually be less then an i5?

all i5's are dual core right?

Different VM brands act slightyly different when it comes to resources. Some have a larger footprint than others. Some will share a CPU core while others require the entire core to snap to the VM. I've found Sun's (oracle now) Virtualbox performance-wise beats out VMware and Virtual PC. With that said, you still need enough RAM for your host to not swap out to the hard drive, plus enough extra RAM so that the entire VM can be put into RAM and not swap any part of it either.

2GB for a windows XP host, then another 2GB for the windows xp guest should be enough if you are going to run EQ or light apps. So 4GB should be okay. As long as you have a dual core or above, it should be okay. More cores are always better, especially when a processor thread locks that core for a bit, but I run VM's all the time on my dual core without issues.

[dredge]

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[moklianne]

Originally Posted by dredge [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

ok here's the tough question assuming 4 gb ram but might upgrade down the line.

How much better off will I be? What one is better for me?

choice A: 1st generation Intel® Core™ i5-520M (2.40GHz base; 2.93GHz Max Turbo, 3MB Cache) (benchmark 2356)

or choice B: 2nd generation Sandy Intel Core i3-2310m, 2.10 GHz processor - (benchmark 2708)

The laptops I'm looking at are similar in price

Either will work well. Depends on the price really. If you can get the i5 with a faster hard drive, dedicated graphics card, or more memory for the same price as the i3 then I would go with that.

[JayDee]

Bow the fuck down

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I pity the fool who doesn't own an RGB laptop screen (99.99% of you)

[Ledzepp02]

Lol@Alienware.

Lost 2 1/2 months of my SUMMER, years ago (junior high or highschool) because parts kept fucking breaking and alienware tech support kept having me send pieces in to determine if they were the cause, one by one, instead of sending the whole fucking machine.

Wish they would've just taken it for a month and fixed it instead of forcing me to go out into the dreaded sun, hssssss /covers face

[JayDee]

Originally Posted by Ledzepp02 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lol@Alienware.

Lost 2 1/2 months of my SUMMER, years ago (junior high or highschool) because parts kept fucking breaking and alienware tech support kept having me send pieces in to determine if they were the cause, one by one, instead of sending the whole fucking machine.

Wish they would've just taken it for a month and fixed it instead of forcing me to go out into the dreaded sun, hssssss /covers face

Dunno what yer talking bout. Alienware has In-home service included in the price. They come promptly for free and access the problem, fix it with new parts, and ship the bad parts back [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I suggested it to knuckle since hes a paraplegic

[Prince]

Originally Posted by JayDee [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Bow the fuck down

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I pity the fool who doesn't own an RGB laptop screen (99.99% of you)

hey bro i think u just won the "post ur nerd cred" thread

[JayDee]

Originally Posted by Prince [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

hey bro i think u just won the "post ur nerd cred" thread

yea

[dredge]

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