dual core vs core 2 duo......is the latter significantly faster and better?

[Gato Moteado]

i need to get a replacement laptop for my current one. there are no great sales this week on core 2 duos. are they that much better than dual core processors? if so, how so?

[ghostsofgiants]

1. Core 2 Duo IS a dual core processor.

[Gato Moteado]

2. so you're telling me there's no difference between a computer that has specs.....

....that say "dual core" as opposed to one that says "core 2 duo"?

[ghostsofgiants]

3. They might have an AMD dual core processor instead of an Intel...

But Core 2 Duo is simply Intel's line of consumer dual core processors.

[Gato Moteado]

5. no.....it's an intel......

for example, here's what i'm thinking about:
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/828250/Toshiba-Satellite-L305-S5933-15-4/

is that a better processor than the turion 64 X2 that i have in my HP?

here's a laptop with a core 2 duo:
http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/996745/Acer-AS5735-6041-15-6-Widescreen/

[kentauros]

4. You should go for quad-core or more

:P

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-core

[Nickster]

6. In a nutshell, if you can go for the core 2 duo, do it. It will work better than the

Core Duo. Core 2 Duo can process things faster, render graphics faster, etc.