Re: What's better: Core 2 Duo with 1GB RAM or Core Duo with 2GB Ram

nunamus wrote:
Good information.
This computer will be dual-bootable, Linux/Ubuntu and Vista.

I like keeping a ton of "stuff" open at one time, so I thought the extra memory would offset the processor differential.

The extra memory would be good for stuff like Autocad or digital video, but for office type stuff that extra cache, and the couple of other differences in the CPU won't make any difference
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