Acer Aspire M3201 # AMD Phenom X4 9150e quad-core processor # (1.8GHz, 2MB Cache)

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Hi all,


what do people think of this machine from PC-World?

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/423915

I found a post on here about the Phenom processors getting a bad rep, basically because the Intel Core 2 Duo's are easier to overclock.. But i'm not at the stage that I want to mess around trying to overclock anything.

Would there actually be any difference between this and a similarly priced Intel Core 2 Duo? Is the 'quad-core' aspect all just hype?

I'm not looking to run any new games or anything (got an X-Box 360 for that), but I would like something powerful enough to run a few virtual machines, and possibly to leave running as a home-server..

Thanks in advance!!

 

Nothing wrong with Phenoms, at all. You just don't tend to get the same bang for the buck with them as you do with C2Ds, overclocking or not. If you've found a reasonable price on a Phenom box, then it's certainly worth considering.