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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rmsanger" data-source="post: 1492324" data-attributes="member: 544424">dual core does not give double the performance .... 2 X 1.6 does not equal 1 X 3.2... It is similar to the gain in graphics performance with dual video cards (crossfire, etc..)  You will receive possibly 20-50% gains in performance for those software packages that are designed to take advantage of the technology.  There are many software packages (Adobe Photoshop) that have lower benchmark scores with the dual processor when compared to the same speed single core.  I would stick to single for now and maybe look at double 2 years out for a lappy.  If you were building your own PC I would say to look @ AMD 3400 X2 or 3600 X2...my $.02</blockquote>

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