[nfbcs] Single or Dual Core Processor
Bryan Schulz
b.schulz at sbcglobal.net
Mon Sep 12 16:46:37 UTC 2011
hi,
you need to get on some box store sites and read the ads or the dell site
and use the configurator.
far as i know all the new systems and i-series chips are dual core now.
you won't have the option to choose single core as those disappeared with
the socket 478's.
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Bryan Schulz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com>
To: "NFBnet NFBCS Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 10:55 AM
Subject: [nfbcs] Single or Dual Core Processor
> Good morning everyone,
>
> I'd be curious to hear what everyone's experiences with dual core
> processors has been compared to computers with a single core processor
> particularly where assistive technology is concerned. We talked to a
> friend
> of ours last night who now owns a PC with a dual-core processor and told
> us
> that JAWS and the other assistive technology she uses works far better
> than
> it did on her machine that had a single-core processor. If it were up to
> me
> Mary's new machine would have a quad core processor as will my new machine
> when I porches it hopefully next year. Maybe that's processor over-kill
> but
> as more applications become more system resource-intensive if you plan
> ahead
> you're one step ahead of the technology.
> Peter Donahue
>
>
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