i3 processor any good

[pacinitaly]

Away we go ........ again

Gateway - Laptop with Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor - NightSky Black - NV7802U

what I wanted ( core 2 duo ) $599.99



Gateway - Laptop with Intel® Core™ i3 Processor - NightSky Black - NV7915u


what I want ( i3-330M ) $599.99

Can anyone please advise me on the chip - core 2 duo and the new i3 330M ( comes on the updated rig )


the i3 is a speed of 2.13 and the duo is 2.2
the i3 has a frontside of 1066mhz and the duo is 800mhz
the video memory for the i3 is only 128MB (dedicated)
the duo is "Up to 1759MB (Intel® Dynamic Video Memory Technology 5.0)"


what would you buy?


thanks all,
Carmine

 

[Dwarf]

See my reply here i3 processor --- is it good? - Windows 7 Forums

 

[pacinitaly]

Thanks Dwarf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[pacinitaly]

still got to save $300

 

[pacinitaly]

lots of bad reviews for the I3 notebooks (heat,crash,hanging)

 

[Katokato]

when it says 128 mb dedicated, it means that you also have some shared right? integrated gpu?

 

[pacinitaly]

I got the Amazon.com: Gateway NV7923u 17.3-Inch Laptop (NightSky Black): Computer & Accessories

i5 processor .... no big diff at all BIG learning curve