Hi!
I'm about to get a really cheap desktop computer for some basic music production until I can put together a more capable machine possibly later this year. Currently I use a laptop with Core2 Duo T8100 and 3GB DDR2 and it is enough for smaller projects but I'm fed up with unplugging everything whenever I want to take the laptop with myself. I've seen two machines, one with an E5300 and the other with an E8400. Both are small form factor ones with 4GB RAM. The one with the 8400 is 40% more expensive but I don't know whether it performs 40% better. According to benchmarks, even the E5300 is better than the T8100 but I'm a bit skeptical. Isn't DualCore too outdated?
I wouldn't have the 8400 if the 5300 can do as well as the laptop with T8100. Which one do you suggest?
I'm about to get a really cheap desktop computer for some basic music production until I can put together a more capable machine possibly later this year. Currently I use a laptop with Core2 Duo T8100 and 3GB DDR2 and it is enough for smaller projects but I'm fed up with unplugging everything whenever I want to take the laptop with myself. I've seen two machines, one with an E5300 and the other with an E8400. Both are small form factor ones with 4GB RAM. The one with the 8400 is 40% more expensive but I don't know whether it performs 40% better. According to benchmarks, even the E5300 is better than the T8100 but I'm a bit skeptical. Isn't DualCore too outdated?
I wouldn't have the 8400 if the 5300 can do as well as the laptop with T8100. Which one do you suggest?