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Athlon 64 X2 VS Turion 64 X2 ..... Help me PLEASE!!?

Hi , Can someone tell me which laptop would be a better buy ? They are both the same price . The Athlon 64 X2 or the Turion 64 X2 ? Network Acer InviLink Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.3ab Processor AMD Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 1.8GHz Hard Drive 120GB Manufacturer Acer, Inc Ports 1 x DC Power Input 1 x RJ-11 Modem 1 x RJ-45 Network 1 x VGA 1 x Mini-phone S/PDIF/Audio Out 1 x Mini-phone Microphone 1 x Mini-phone Audio In 1 x mini-DIN S-Video Out 1 x IEEE 1394 - FireWire 4 x 4-pin Type A USB 2.0 - USB Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium Processor Technology HyperTransport Technology Keyboard Standard Size Manufacturer Part Number LX.AJ70X.027 Standard Warranty 1 Year Limited Standard Memory 1GB Display Screen 15.4" WXGA Widescreen Active Matrix TFT Color LCD with CrystalBrite Optical Drive DVD-Writer - DVD-RAM/R/RW (Integrated) Batteries 1 x 6-cell Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) Standard Battery Manufacturer Website Address www.acer.com Bus Speed 1600MHz Maximum Memory 4GB Dimensions 14.4" Width x 10.8" Depth Graphics Controller nVIDIA GeForce 7000M Memory Technology DDR2 SDRAM Product Line Aspire Chipset nVIDIA nForce 610M Product Name Aspire 5520-5908 Notebook Memory Standard DDR2-667/PC2-5300 Product Type Notebook Network Acer InviLink Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11b/g Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.3ab Processor AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58 1.9GHz Hard Drive 120GB Manufacturer Acer, Inc Ports 1 x DC Power Input 1 x RJ-11 Modem 1 x RJ-45 Network 1 x VGA 1 x Mini-phone Audio Out 1 x Mini-phone Microphone 1 x Mini-phone Audio In 1 x mini-DIN S-Video Out 1 x IEEE 1394 - FireWire 1 x IrDA Fast Infrared 4 x 4-pin Type A USB 2.0 - USB Keyboard Standard Size Operating System Windows Vista Business Processor Technology HyperTransport Technology PowerNow Technology AMD64 Technology Manufacturer Part Number LX.TKU0Z.003 Standard Warranty 1 Year Limited Standard Memory 1GB Display Screen 15.4" WXGA Widescreen Active Matrix TFT Color LCD Optical Drive DVD-Writer - DVD-RAM/R/RW (Integrated) Batteries 1 x 6-cell Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) Standard Battery Manufacturer Website Address www.acer.com Bus Speed 1600MHz Maximum Memory 4GB Dimensions 1.2" Height x 14.2" Width x 10.5" Depth Graphics Controller ATi Radeon Xpress 1250 Memory Technology DDR2 SDRAM Weight 6.4 lb Product Line TravelMate Chipset ATi M690G Product Name TravelMate 5520-5678 Notebook Memory Standard DDR2-667/PC2-5300 Product Type Notebook

Public Comments

1. the specs of these 2 notebooks are pretty similar, so get the one with the Turion processor. Turion is superior to the Athlon (Athlon TK series are AMD's budget notebook processors).