High-End Laptops?
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HP seems to be using the fastest processors out of all the laptops I've looked at so far...by a lot...3.6 and so on when others are still at 1.7 and 2. (It must be a battery drainer though...prolly why u see a lot more laptops using the Pentium M technology). Dell's Presicion 'workstation-ish' laptop must be niice. I have the Precision Workstation with dual Zeon CPU's and it kicks ass in AFX.
Oh yeah, just because PC World says Alienware Athlon 64-bit says its the fastest cpu out there...its not..by far (Maybe to your average home user which PC World aims to look out for). The Intel Zeon cpu's are twice as fast and twice as stable, are still 64-bit compatible but cost twice as much $$$ which is why it isn't really offered to your average user but only to businesses really. Also, 64-bit technology doesn't mean shit until you have an OS and progs that can handle it. Plus, since the ONLY thing good about 64-bit technology is the amount of RAM it can use, it doesn't mean shit because RAM ain't cheap...you gotta wait til that goes down. Check MAC's and DELL's site to see what adding 16 gigs of RAM costs...a hefty $23,000 extra.
If I were you, I'd wait until mid-next year to buy a laptop. Don't jump the 64-bit gun just yet. Dual-core cpu's for laptops should be coming out..hopefully...and that don't drain batteries. Get a Powerbook because they look niice. bitches.