https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/AutoCAD-System-Requirements/m-p/238162#M2779 <P>Greetings from Greece.</P><P></P><P>I am about to purchase a new laptop and I need some help.</P><P>I want to install the following programs:</P><P></P><P>1. Autodesk Architecture 2008 (and soon 2009)</P><P>2. AutoCAD 2008 (and 2009)</P><P>3. 3ds Studio Max 2008 (2009).</P><P></P><P>Can you please inform me on whether an Intel Core 2 Duo processor</P><P>will be sufficient? I am not sure I completely understand the real</P><P>CPU power of the Duo processors. For example, the Intel Core 2 Duo</P><P>T5800 at 2GHz is like having 4GHz CPU power?</P><P></P><P>Thank you in advance,</P><P> Fontas.</P> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:44:29 GMT idata 2008-11-26T16:44:29Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/AutoCAD-System-Requirements/m-p/238162#M2779 <P>Greetings from Greece.</P><P></P><P>I am about to purchase a new laptop and I need some help.</P><P>I want to install the following programs:</P><P></P><P>1. Autodesk Architecture 2008 (and soon 2009)</P><P>2. AutoCAD 2008 (and 2009)</P><P>3. 3ds Studio Max 2008 (2009).</P><P></P><P>Can you please inform me on whether an Intel Core 2 Duo processor</P><P>will be sufficient? I am not sure I completely understand the real</P><P>CPU power of the Duo processors. For example, the Intel Core 2 Duo</P><P>T5800 at 2GHz is like having 4GHz CPU power?</P><P></P><P>Thank you in advance,</P><P> Fontas.</P> Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:44:29 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Mobile-and-Desktop-Processors/AutoCAD-System-Requirements/m-p/238162#M2779 idata 2008-11-26T16:44:29Z