Which laptop has better specs?

[Led Zeppelin]

This:


PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ i7 Mobile Processor 720QM (1.6 GHzTurbo Mode tot 2,8 GHz, 6 MB L3-cache)
LCD-SCREEN: 15,6-inch witte led HD-screen (1.366 x 768) with TrueLife
MEMORY: 4.096 MB 1333 MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2 x 2.048]
HARD DISK: 500 GB (7.200 rpm) Serial ATA-hard disk
GRAPHIC CARD: 512 MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4570
OPTICAL STATIONS: Fixed Internal DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive including Software

Or this:


PROCESSOR: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz, 800MHz, 2MB)
LCD-SCREEN: 15,6-inch WXGA led TFT-screen (1.366 x 768) met TrueLife™
MEMORY: 4.096 MB 800 MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2 x 2.048]
HARD DISK: 500 GB (5.400 rpm) SATA-hard disk
GRAPHIC CARD: 512 MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4570
OPTICAL STATIONS: Fixed Internal DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive including Software

I think it mostly comes down to the Processor, but I'm not sure if that i7 processor is a lot better than the Duo processor?

Any help would be appreciated. :)

[Spawn of Stalin]

The i7 is a pretty awesome chip, if it's not too much more expensive I would go with the i7, or even an i5 would be more than enough for almost anyone.

[Led Zeppelin]

The price difference between them is about 200 euros, so about 300 dollars. The memory speed as well as the hard-disk speed are also higher on the first one though (1333 MHz compared to 800 MHZ, and 7200 rpm compared to 5400 rpm).

I'm not sure yet if all that combined is worth the price?

[MarxSchmarx]

If you do a lot of (heavy) multitasking like watch videos and do office tasks as well as play games and at the same time, the first one is slightly better. If you are running vista go with option 1 as well. For windows 7, xp and most linux distros it doesn't really matter.
Most people have to do a lot of heavy computing before they use up all cores, as I'm assuming the second one is 200 euros cheaper so I would go for that.

Finally b/c you are using a laptop and mobile computing what are the relative battery lives like?

[Manifesto]

The Intel® Core™ i7 Mobile Processor 720QM seems better and worth it depending on what you do but whether or not you want to spend the extra money. There are also variables like how often do you buy a new computer? If every say five years or so spend the extra few hundred. The Duo is still a good processor though.

[Led Zeppelin]

If you do a lot of (heavy) multitasking like watch videos and do office tasks as well as play games and at the same time, the first one is slightly better. If you are running vista go with option 1 as well. For windows 7, xp and most linux distros it doesn't really matter.
Most people have to do a lot of heavy computing before they use up all cores, as I'm assuming the second one is 200 euros cheaper so I would go for that.

Finally b/c you are using a laptop and mobile computing what are the relative battery lives like?

Well the battery life doesn't really matter because it's going to be used with the adapter most of the time, and it's going to run Windows 7.

And to Manifesto; yeah, it's a once in a several year buy, so it'll have to go for at least 4/5 years.

I thought the i7 was a lot better than the duo core though, so definitely worth the extra money.

[MarxSchmarx]

Well the battery life doesn't really matter because it's going to be used with the adapter most of the time


Then why not just get a solid desktop that beats both specks by quite a bit for a decent price and an adequate and cheap laptop? I have a desktop at work that does most of my heavy stuff and got a netbook for about USD 350 (~240 euros) and it does everything except playing games fine.

[Led Zeppelin]

Well yeah, I suggested that to the person who wants to buy it as well, but she says she needs to take it with her to school and on holidays, and that they have plugs there so the power won't be an issue.