text: which cpu is better for a notebook among 'amd turion 64 x2 dual core' and 'intel core2duo mobile'? i am considering a 17" notebook with a 2 ghz cpu, 2 gb of ram, at least 256 mb (512 mb preffered) graphics card with geforce 7600 or x1600 gpu. the dv9000 series notebooks match quite closely but i'm not sure if to go for dv9000z (amd cpu - $1950 approx.) or dv9000t (intel cpu - $2250). the former is cheaper by about $300 with rest of the configuration remaining unchanged (except that it does not have the option for upgrading to 512 graphics card). please suggest which of the two cpu choices should i go for and why. also, if you know of any other manufacturer's offerings which have the same configuration, but a lower price-tag, please suggest me. you are considering a pretty much a high end system  i presume the amd processor u've selected is the tl-60 amd turion(tm) 64 x2 dual-core tl-60(2.0ghz/1mb)  note the l2 cache is only 1 mb  the intel core 2 duo t7200 specs are as follows 2.0 ghz, 667 mhz fsb & 4 mb l2 cache >> i find this 4 mb l2 cache awesome 2.0 ghz clock speed is fine, but it's the 4 mb l2 cache which is the awesome part  caleron mobile processors have 1 mb l2 cache & the obsolete pentium mobiles had 2 mb l2 cache so see for self !  besides power consumption of the intel is also much lower > 31 - 35 watt range, as is heat generation  as far as 17" notebooks go, the absolute best is the dell xps m1710 (note > no amd option there) off-cource hardcore gamers swear by alienware, lol  $ 300 difference for the t7200, i'd say performance is far far greater than 300 mark ! look amit, processor is the core of the machine / system no compromises here ! _________________  just tried configuring a dell for you dell inspirion e1705 http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=dncwga1&s=dhs  intel® core™ 2 duo t7200 (2.00ghz, 4mb l2 cache, 667 mhz fsb) genuine windows® xp media center edition 2005 express upgrade to windows vista home premium from xp media center edition 17 inch ultrasharp™ wide screen uxga display with truelife™ 2gb shared dual channel ddr2 sdram at 667mhz 200gb 4200rpm sata hard drive 8x cd/dvd burner (dvd+/-rw) with double-layer dvd+r write capability 256mb nvidia® geforce™ go 7900 gs integrated audio 6-cell primary battery and 9-cell additional lithium ion battery dell wireless 1390b/g (54mbps) dell wireless 355 bluetooth internal (2.0 + enhanced data rate) includes microsoft works 8. does not include ms word basic and trial products from corel and yahoo 1yr ltd warranty and mail-in service 6 months of america online membership included integrated 10/100 network card and modem adobe® acrobat® reader 7.0  >> $ 2140  note: spare battery opted for, 2 gb ram @ 667 mhz, t7200 processor should stand u in good stead !