Advantages: Fast clock speed / Good amount of lvl2 cache
Disadvantages: Could balance out workload onto both cores a bit more

...This processor is a fairly mid-high spec for core 2 duo range it delivers some great performance for a good price. This cpu can handle a lot of multi-tasking along with playing powerful games. Usually i can run a defragmentation and notice it hardly at all i can play games and play music with no problem it just makes desktop computing so easy. As you may know this is an Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 / 2.66ghz cpu, It has 2 cores on the one chip. it runs with 64-bit architecture which then opens up a whole new world of 64-bit operating systems for tommorows technolodgy...this along with the fact it has 4mb lvl2 cache makes superfast repsonse rates to programs and files i have also noticed that their are not so many "cache misses" to which i expected so this pleases me the most :D The only downside is that i have noticed that core... Read review

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Advantages: Good performance, Great value, Low power consumption, Stability
Disadvantages: None

...A good friend of mine bought this processor and immediately tested it to see the advantages of 4 MB of cache. This new Intel core 2 processor E6420 replaces the old Core Duo E6400, and has a series of notable advantages over the latter one. I tested both products and one thing is sure, by adding two extra MB on the processor die, the performance increased quite a little. I've tested both processors in several aplications and the speed difference varies from almost none (rendering), to notable in encoding, compressing, multimedia (3-6 % speed increase) and to maximum 7-9% speed increase in games and this at the same price like E6400 processor. The speed is just great for it's price and if you thing it isn't fast enough this processor is highly overclockable. my tested version worked until 3.15 Ghz with the stock cooler included... Read review

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Advantages: Powerful, Easy to use Software. Not Windows.
Disadvantages: None, honestly.

...This is my first Mac and to say I am amazed is an understatement, this laptop is simply the bomb, everything you could wish for, Fast, Cool and very nice to look at. It has a lighted keyboard making working in low light conditions a breeze. It has 2 USB ports , a FireWire 400 and 800 port and a DVI Port for the best connectivity possible by current standards. The included software is superb, the Magnetic Power Connector is nice and makes using it near animals or small children no problem, if the brush past it, it simply pulls out without risk of knocking the laptop off. This is the Core 2 Duo version of the MacBook Pro that is Cooler and Slightly faster than the Previous model, the other major differences between this and the older models is the Cache 4 Meg vs 2meg and the addition of 128 Bit SSE making this equal to greater than... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, Dual-Core, Overclockable, Great for Gaming
Disadvantages: Price?

...This is an excellent processor from Intel. It is using the new Core 2 Duo technology. This is a dual-core, meaning that it can preform multiple functions, such as browsing the web and listening to music while burning a cd, very well. This is one of the less expensive processors from the new line. However, I have found it to be the the processor that has the best value. It is an excellent buy and is strongly recommended for all new computers that can afford to spend this much on a processor. For those interested in overclocking, it offers unbeatable potential. A huge overclock, meaning about 3.2 ghz, is not uncommon or particularly hard to reach with quality components. Please note that this voids your guarantee however. This is also perfect for gaming. With this, one core can handle background applications, such as winamp... Read review

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Advantages: exremely powerful, amazingly eye cathing design, sturdy
Disadvantages: fairly expensive, heavy

...enough. The amazing screen makes for great gaming, film watching. It has a multitude of ports with the only thing lacking no PCMCIA slot but express cards are improving. For me its a fair price for an amazing machine, around £1200 for mine that looks the part. i would recommend the 3 year warranty, just incase (it is expensive). I have had a bad experience with a dell laptop before, but this machine makes up for it Bottom line, if you want gaming, style and strong arms and have the money then this is for you! Hardware Screen 1920x1200 WUXGA 17.1 widescreen CPU; core 2 duo 2.0ghz (upto 2.3GHZ which is overclockable) RAM; 2GB pc5300 DDR2(upto 4GB) Graphics; nvidia geforce 7900GS 256mb ram (up to 7950 GTX 512mb) Hard drive; 80gb 5400rpm sata ( up to 160gb 5400/100gb 7200rpm) Optical; DVDRW all formats, (blu ray possible) Wirelss... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, cheap, wonderful design
Disadvantages: Some scrimping on features

...the Santa Rosa chipset, allowing more memory, faster bootup times and longer battery life, updated graphics, and an update of the bus speed from 667MHz to 800MHz. So, off I trotted to Apple's Regent Street branch to buy one. The Macbooks come in three variants: The base: £699 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 1GB memory 80GB hard drive Combo drive (DVD / CD only) The Mid: £829 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 1GB memory 120GB hard drive Double-layer SuprDrive The Top: £949 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 1GB memory 160GB hard drive1 Double-layer SuperDrive As you can see, there is no difference between the Mid and top version apart from a bigger hard disk and it's black (not white). But, Apple command a £120 difference in price between the two! Anyway, enough of that, let's get back to the review. This review will concentrate... Read review

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Advantages: Fast, looks good, comes in a variety of colours
Disadvantages: Expensive, mouse can sometimes play up

...capture, which you press to activate the camera, this automatically loads it and you can see yourself on screen, you can also change the camera to movie mode and create a film also. The camera is a 1.3megapixel but for 1.3megapixels it takes good quality photos, my mobile phone is a 3.2megapixel but the intergrated camera on my laptop is much better quality. It is very simple to use and relocate photos after they have been taken. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Performance ~~~~~~~~~~~ The laptop is equipped with an Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 CPU with 2.0 GHz and an integrated video chip by Intel, a Graphics Media Accelerator X3100. This is a typical office equipment with sufficient reserve capacities for applications like Office, Internet, DVD, etc. In addition it comes with a 160GB hard disk (5400 revs/min), whose access time and transfer rates... Read review

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Advantages: 17" Screen, Awesome Specs and a built in webcam
Disadvantages: Too much bundled software and it's also quite heavy.

...In this review I'm going to be covering Sony's great VAIO AR51E laptop computer. Specifications- 9.5/10 The AR51E is a high spec laptop suitable for gaming, business, graphics, and just about anything, it has a 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo T7250 processor, 2GB Random Access Memory, a massive 200GB Internal Harddrive, and a NVIDEA GeForce 8400M GT, and just to top it all off, a huge 17" TFT X-Black LCD Screen, with full HD and a 1440x900 Resolution, which makes for awesome viewing if you play games or watch movies. It also has 2 USB Ports, and a DVD+RW Double Layer Reader. Design- 9/10 This laptop has a sleak slimline design, with a black matte finish, and the silver VAIO sign on the back, the screen is very reflective, which looks great, and thankfully in this case doesn't affect the screen when its on. Software- 9... Read review

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Advantages: Great design, great performance
Disadvantages: None that come to mind

...Fantastic design and incredible power - that sums up the beauty of the Macbook. I customized mine to have 2GB RAM, a 200GB hard drive and a 2.0Ghz processor but I wonder if this was really necessary - it works fantastically anyway. This Mac was my first - I've been a hardcore Windows fan until now, but the incredible power in this laptop and it's great reliability has changed my views on Apple's products FOREVER. --Design-- The Macbook is simply beautiful. It's thin (under 5cm wide when closed) and it's proportions are just perfect. The screen is smaller than other laptops on the market but you don't really realise this unless you constantly pay attention to it - the proportions just seem right. The keyboard is smooth and light and the scroll pad is comfortable. --Performance-- This laptop outperforms numerous others... Read review

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Advantages: nice screen, good battery life, fast specs
Disadvantages: large size (price?)

...Apple mac-books, where to start... ok, so to start, it is an apple, that means you get a solid quality product and on the whole very good customer are. this particualar apple is deffinatly more suited to being a media center than other laptops. At first glance you realise that it is a fairly large laptop, this allows for a big screen, which being an apple ffers clear vivid displays, unfortunatly the big screen increases the overal size and also uses more battery, however, the 4.5 hour yattery is still very good for an entertainment laptop. The laptops technical specs include a very fast 2.5 ghz dual core proccesor which is very fast, the dual core allows it to tackle multiple tasks quicly as well as increasing the overall speed of the laptop. The price is quite steep however, but i believe, if given the money... Read review

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