[Igottago]

Hi guys..I'm in the market for a new laptop, and I'm a little confused as to processor speeds/performance. There seems to be a lot of different models of chips out there right now than when I bought my last computer 5 years ago.

For example, I'm looking at a couple of budget level laptops, one is a Pentium dual core t3200 2.0 ghz, and another is dual core 2 duo t5800 2.0 ghz..
obviously the latter would be the higher end chip because its a little more expensive but what is the real impact on performance?

What about Centrino or AMD chips?

Also, ive noticed a lot of computers starting to come with blu-ray now. Is blu-ray going to be used for more than just movies? Would it be worth getting a blu-ray drive to "future proof" myself a little bit?

Thanks for any feedback.