text: you are considering a pretty much a high end system\n\ni presume the amd processor u've selected is the tl-60\nAMD Turion(TM) 64 X2 Dual-Core TL-60(2.0GHz/1MB)\n\nnote the l2 cache is only 1 mb\n\nthe intel core 2 duo t7200 specs are as follows\n2.0 ghz, 667 mhz fsb & 4 mb l2 cache\n>> i find this 4 mb l2 cache awesome\n2.0 ghz clock speed is fine, but it's the 4 mb l2 cache which is the awesome part\n\ncaleron mobile processors have 1 mb l2 cache\n& the obsolete pentium mobiles had 2 mb l2 cache\nso see for self !\n\nbesides power consumption of the intel is also much lower > 31 - 35 watt range, as is heat generation\n\nas far as 17" notebooks go, the absolute best is the dell xps m1710 (note > no amd option there)\noff-cource hardcore gamers swear by alienware, lol\n\n$ 300 difference for the t7200, i'd say performance is far far greater than 300 mark !\nlook amit, processor is the core of the machine / system\nNO COMPROMISES HERE !\n_________________\n\njust tried configuring a dell for you\ndell inspirion e1705\nhttp://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DNCWGA1&s=dhs\n\nIntel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB)\nGenuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005\nExpress Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition\n17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™\n2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz\n200GB 4200rpm SATA Hard Drive\n8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability\n256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS\nIntegrated Audio\n6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery\nDell Wireless 1390b/g (54Mbps)\nDell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)\nIncludes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD\nBasic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo\n1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service\n6 Months of America Online Membership Included\nIntegrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem\nAdobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0\n\n>> $ 2140\n\nnote: spare battery opted for, 2 gb ram @ 667 mhz, t7200 processor\nshould stand u in good stead !