turion or pentium-m?

[blueindian]

looking to get a new laptop, what say you?

[clutchy]

I'm an AMD fanboy through and through, but i think i'd still recommend a P-m over the turion.

having said that, i haven't really looked into the power consumption or battery life characteristics of the turion system, which happens to be the most important part...

so, call me uninformed, but the p-m was a solid performer last time i checked. If you're really not too concerned about desktop replacement the VIA C3, C7 processors are incredibly efficient.

[blueindian]

i'm looking for portability over power, but battery life is not a huge concern. probably going to get a 14", leaning towards compaq.

[_=DeltaForce=_]

Either get the Toshiba M35 series or the Dell Latitude X1.. They are ultraportable laptops.

I am a AMD fanboy too but I would also recommend Pentium M over Turion. P-M just gives more battery life and better performance. Intel still has an edge over AMD in mobile processor (like P-M and Intel PDA processors). AMD kicks ass in Desktops processors!

[Jeffbx]

What's your budget? I'd say IBM or Dell (both are Intel).

Do you want light or ultralight? I'm not at all a fan of ultralight - they sacrifice too much performance for size & weight. IBM (Lenovo) T series is the best available for a lightweight machine, IMHO.