That is true, being that I am in graphic arts I do tend to run 4-5 programs at once. So it is a good size improvement for me. (Runs faster then my desktop 3ghz at rendering eps's) Now I don't get a improvement on games
The Duo is not a gaming system, my thought was because he was programing, and from back in the day, running multiple apps while programing was almost a requirement. That is why I think a Duo would be better for him but not the casual gamer.
Personally I was seriously considering the AMD but chose the Intel because of the much slower memory on the AMD (HP dv8000 I think).
Planning for the future and Vista, I felt the Duo would last longer. I tend to keep PC's for 5 years on avg. I thought this route would last longer.
I don't want to start a AMD vs. Intel war. I seriously like AMD better but I just didn't like there laptop offerings. Now the new AMD's are Duo 64 chips like their desktop chips are quite interesting. Those will blow away the Intel in the long run.
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