Multi-tasking is a very important part of modern computer use and having a dual core laptops means that the laptop can process twice as much information at the same time.
A dual core laptop has two processors and so can process two different sets of data at the same time. Modern processors are very fast though and so a dual core setup is only necessary if you are running demanding applications. If you are for example running two software applications then each can have it's own processor working on the data (as well as any other small processes that are also running) and so it makes the laptop much faster if you are running more than one demanding application.
If however you are only running simple software such as a web browser or word processor then you are not going to need a dual core laptop and you will be fine with any laptop including the cheap laptops.
The dual core laptops do cost more than the single core laptops but they are much more powerful and therefore worth the extra money if you need that power. There are some cheap deals available on dual core laptops and to help you in finding them we have listed all of the cheap deals that we could find on the right with the cheapest first.
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GRADE A2 - Samsung NP-R60FY02 Laptop From Laptops Direct , 15", 160gbdisplay, 16ghzmemory, 2gb, a2please, ati, core, drive, dual, grade, intel, laptop, laptops, radeon, ramhard, refurb, superbright, syst, t2330, tft, warranty, wxga, xpress... £258.50 | GRADE A1 - Samsung NP-R60FY02 Laptop From Laptops Direct , "as, 15", 160gbdisplay, 16ghzmemory, 2gb, a1, ati, core, drive, dual, grade, intel, laptop, laptops, radeon, ramhard, refurb, superbright, t2330, tft, warranty, wxga, x1300mope, xpress... £264.38 | Graded A1 ASUS AP021C Laptop - Nordic Keyboard From Laptops Direct , 2gb, 4gb, ap021c, asus, capacitythis, core, dual, intel, it's, keyboard, koopje, laptop, laptops, max, meaty, network, nordic, processor, ram, refurb, sniffed, t2450, upgradeable, wifi... £279.97 |
Grade A1 - As New ASUS X20E-2P052C Laptop -Black From Laptops Direct , 2kgequipped, applications, asus, chassis, core, demanding, dual, functions, laptop, laptops, lightweight, packing, refurb, sleek, style, technology, travel, users, weighs, x20e... £282.00 | ACER AS5732Z From Laskys , 156', bus21, clock, computing, core, dual, ghz, intel, laptop, laptops, laskys, mhz, number1066, pdas, pentium, processor, speed, t4300, widescreen... £329.00 | Emachines E430 Laptop (AMD Sempron Dual Core, 3GB, 250GB, 15.6'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 156'', 250gb, 3gb, 80211n, achievable, amd, audio, boasts, connectivity, display, drive, dual, dvd, e430, emachines, great, hardware, hd, hdmi, laptop, layer, loaded, m100, premium, processor, ram, rewriter, sempron™, software, speakers, stereo, suppo... £329.00 |
Acer Refurb Aspire 5715Z PDC 2GB 80GB 15.4 DVD-RW VHP From BT Shop , 154'', 5715z, acer, aspire, balance, based, bt, conscious, consumers, core, design, dual, gemstone, intel, laptop, laptops, pentium, processors, style, widescreen... £345.15 | Acer Refurb Aspire 5715Z PDC 2GB 80GB 15.4 DVD-RW VHP From Dabs , 154'', 5715z, acer, aspire, balance, based, conscious, consumers, core, dabs, design, dual, gemstone, intel, laptop, laptops, pentium, processors, style, widescreen... £345.15 | TOSHIBA L450 - 188 Laptop (Intel Celeron® Dual-Core T3100, 4GB, 320GB, 15.6'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 156'', 320gb, 4gb, 7®, celeron®, drive, dual, dvd, hardware, intel®, l450188, laptop, layer, preinstalled, premium, processor, ram, rewriter, software, t3100, tasks, tesco, toshiba, windows... £379.00 |
TOSHIBA L500-1DT From Laskys , 156', bus, celeron, clock, computing, core, dual, ghz, intel, laptop, laptops, laskys, mhz, number18, pdas, processor, speed667, t3000, widescreen... £389.99 | Acer AS5332 Laptop (Intel Celeron Dual-Core, 4GB, 320GB, 15.6'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 156'', 19ghz, 320gb, 4gb, acer, apologise, as5332, aspire, camera, catalogue, celeron®, drive, dualcore, dvd, flip, gesture, hardware, hd, incorrect, intel®, laptop, media, movies, multi, pad, play, practical, printed, processor, ram, rewriter, screen... £399.00 | Acer AS5332 Laptop (Intel Celeron® Dual-Core T3100, 4GB, 320GB, 15.6'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 156'', 19ghz, 320gb, 4gb, acer, apologise, as5332, aspire, camera, catalogue, celeron®, drive, dualcore, dvd, flip, gesture, hardware, hd, incorrect, intel®, laptop, media, movies, multi, pad, play, practical, printed, processor, ram, rewriter, screen... £399.00 |
Medion Akoya P7610 17" 2.16GHz 320GB Laptop From Sainsburys , 1440x900, 17", 1gb, 320gb, 48, battery, black, board, boasting, core, drive, dual, functional, intel, it's, memory, netbooks, pentium, pixels, processor, resolution, rising, sainsburys, scheme, silver, standby, t3400, tft, widescreen... £399.00 | Toshiba L450 - 188 Laptop (Intel Celeron Dual-Core, 4GB, 320GB, 15.6'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 156'', 320gb, 4gb, 7®, celeron®, drive, dual, dvd, hardware, intel®, l450188, laptop, layer, preinstalled, premium, processor, ram, rewriter, software, t3100, tasks, tesco, toshiba, windows... £399.00 | Compaq CQ71- 401 Laptop (Intel Cleron Dual-Core, 3GB 250GB, 17.3'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 173'', 19ghz, 250gb, 3gb, 7®, black, celeron®, compaq, cq71401, display, drive, dvd, glossy, hardware, integrated, intel®, keyboard, keypad, laptop, led, numeric, premium, presario, processor, ram, rewriter, software, tesco, webcam, widescreen, windo... £409.00 |
Samsung Laptop - NP-R530-JA0 From Debenhams , 2gb, applications, base, catalogue, core, covers, debenhams, dual, electricals, heaviest, it'll, it's, lagging, laptop, light, machine, movies, multitask, music, pentium, processor, r530, ram, speedy, students, tasks, users, you're... £409.00 | HP G61-401sa Black Laptop (Intel Celeron Dual-Core, 4GB, 320GB, 15.6'' Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 156'', 19ghz, 320gb, 4gb, 7®, celeron®, core, drive, dual, g61401, hardware, hp, integrated, intel®, keyboard, keypad, laptop, numeric, premium, processor, ram, software, t3100, tesco, webcam, widescreen, windows... £429.00 | HP G61-401sa Intel T3100, 4GB, 320GB, 15.6'' Windows 7 Home Premium Laptop From Tesco , 156'', 19ghz, 320gb, 4gb, 7®, celeron®, core, drive, dual, g61401, hardware, hp, integrated, intel®, keyboard, keypad, laptop, numeric, premium, processor, ram, software, t3100, tesco, webcam, widescreen, windows... £429.00 |
Samsung R530 15.6" 2.1GHz 2GB/250GB HD Ready Laptop Red From Sainsburys , 156", 250gb, 2gb, allround, ample, applications, cinema, clear, coating, core, crisp, desktop, despite, drive, dual, films, glossy, hd, images, led, love, memory, minimal, multiple, netbooks, oldschool, outstanding, pentium, performer, portable, process... £429.00 | TOSHIBA SAT L500-19X From Laskys , 156', bus, clock, computing, core, dual, ghz, intel, laptop, laptops, laskys, mhz, number21, pdas, pentium, processor, speed800, t4300, widescreen... £439.99 | Toshiba C650-110 Laptop From 24 Electric , 20ghz, 24, 4gb, cam, celeron, clock, core, cpu, dual, electric, hdmi, installed, intel, laptop, ram, speed, t3300... £445.15 |
Compaq CQ61-407 Laptop (AMD Athlon II Dual-Core, 4GB, 500GB, ATI HD 4200 Graphics, 15.6'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 128mb, 156'', 21ghz, 4200, 4gb, 500gb, 7®, amd, athlon™, ati, black, compaq, cq61407, drive, dualcore, dvd, glossy, graphics, hardware, hd, ii, integrated, keyboard, keypad, laptop, m320, numeric, premium, presario, processor, radeon™, ram, rewrite... £449.00 | HP DV6 2112 Espresso Laptop (AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core, 4GB, 320GB, 15.6'' Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 156'', 320gb, 4200, 4gb, 7200rpm, 7®, amd, ample, ati, content, drive, dual, dualcore, dv6, dv62112, dvd, elegance, graphics, hardware, hd, hp, ii, integrated, laptop, layer, m520, mobile, multimedia, multitask, partner, power, premium, processor, rade... £469.00 | Toshiba L670D-10N Laptop From 24 Electric , 1066mhz, 21ghz, 24, 2gb, amd, athlon, cam, clock, core, cpu, ddr3, dual, electric, hdmi, installed, laptop, p320, ram, speed... £478.81 |
Acer AS3810TZ Laptop (Intel Pentium® Dual-Core SU4100, 3GB, 320GB, 13.3'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 133'', 13ghz, 320gb, 3gb, 7®, acer, as3810tz, aspire, battery, boasts, drive, dualcore, hardware, hdmi, integrated, intel®, laptop, megapixel, pentium®, premium, processor, ram, software, su4100, tesco, ultrathin, webcam, widescreen, windows... £479.00 | TOSHIBA L550-11F Laptop (AMD Athlon II Dual-Core, 4GB 320GB, 17.3'' Screen, ATI Radeon™ HD 4570 512MB, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 173'', 320gb, 4570, 4gb, 512mb, 7®, amd, athlon™, ati, dedicated, drive, dual, dualcore, dvd, face, graphics, hardware, hd, hdmi, ii, integrated, keyboard, keypad, l55011f, laptop, layer, m300, numeric, premium, processor, radeon™, ram, recognition... £479.00 | TOSHIBA L500-1UR Laptop (Intel Pentium® Dual-Core T4400, 4GB, 500GB, 15.6'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 156'', 4gb, 500gb, applications, computing, cope, drive, dual, dualcore, dvd, face, hardware, hd, hdmi, integrated, intel®, keyboard, keypad, l5001ur, laptop, layer, microsoft, mobile, multimedia, numeric, premium, processor, ram, recognition, rewriter... £479.00 |
| Acer AS3810TZ Silver Laptop (Intel Pentium® Dual-Core ULV SU4100, 3GB, 320GB, 13.3'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 133'', 13ghz, 320gb, 3gb, 7®, acer, as3810tz, aspire, battery, boasts, drive, dualcore, hardware, hdmi, integrated, intel®, laptop, megapixel, pentium®, premium, processor, ram, software, su4100, tesco, ultrathin, webcam, widescreen, windows... £479.00 | TOSHIBA L550-11F Laptop (AMD Athlon™ II Dual-Core M300, 4GB, 320GB, 17.3'' Screen, ATI Radeon™ HD 4570 512MB, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 173'', 320gb, 4570, 4gb, 512mb, 7®, amd, athlon™, ati, dedicated, drive, dual, dualcore, dvd, face, graphics, hardware, hd, hdmi, ii, integrated, keyboard, keypad, l55011f, laptop, layer, m300, numeric, premium, processor, radeon™, ram, recognition... £479.00 | Acer AS7715 Laptop (Intel Pentium® Dual-Core T4400, 4GB, 320GB, 17.3'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 173'', 320mb, 4gb, acer, as7715, audio, connectivity, drive, dual, dualcore, dvd, electronics, hd, intel, laptop, layer, microsoft, pentium®, premium, processor, ram, rewriter, speakers, stereo, support, t4400, tesco, windows®, wireless... £479.00 |
E Machines 17 ins Laptop From Grattan , 120gb, 17, 2gb, card, cd, celeron, core, drive, dual, dvd, dvd/rw, graphics, grattan, ins, intel, lcd, processor, ram, record, screen, tft, vista, wifi, windows, wire... £488.00 | Samsung R530 15.6" 4GB/320GB HD Ready Laptop Black From Sainsburys , 156", 320gb, 4gb, allround, ample, applications, cinema, clear, coating, core, crisp, desktop, despite, drive, dual, films, glossy, hd, images, led, love, memory, minimal, multiple, netbooks, oldschool, outstanding, pentium, performer, portable, process... £489.00 | SAMSUNG From Laskys , 156', bus, clock, computing, core, dual, ghz, intel, laptop, laptops, laskys, mhz, number2, pdas, pentium, processor, speed800, t4200, widescreen... £489.99 |
SONY From Laskys , 156', bus, clock, computing, core, dual, ghz, intel, laptop, laptops, laskys, mhz, number21, pdas, pentium, processor, speed800, t4300, widescreen... £489.99 | TOSHIBA T130-13Q Laptop (Intel Pentium® Dual-Core ULV SU2700, 3GB, 320GB, 13.3'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 13, 133'', 320gb, 3gb, 7®, battery, bluetooth, design, drive, face, hardware, hdmi, integrated, intel®, laptop, lighter, megapixel, pentium®, premium, processor, ram, recognition, sleeker, software, t13013q, tesco, toshiba, ultra, v21, voltage, webca... £499.00 | TOSHIBA T130-13Q Laptop (Intel Pentium® Dual-Core SU2700, 3GB, 320GB, 13.3'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium, Built-in Bluetooth) From Tesco , 13, 133'', 320gb, 3gb, 7®, battery, bluetooth, design, drive, face, hardware, hdmi, integrated, intel®, laptop, lighter, megapixel, pentium®, premium, processor, ram, recognition, sleeker, software, t13013q, tesco, toshiba, ultra, v21, voltage, webca... £499.00 |
Sony VAIO 15.4 ins Silver Laptop From Grattan , 154, 3gb, 4500mdvd/rw, 'motion, accelerator, cd, core, digital, driveintel, dual, eye', graphics, grattan, ins, lcd, pentium, premium, ram250gb, record, screen, t3400, vista, windows, wire... £537.32 | Samsung 15.4 ins Laptop From Kaleidoscope , 13mmicrosoft, cam, cardwifi, core, drivedvd, dual, gloss, graphics, ins, intel, kaleidoscope, pentium, premium, processor154, ram250gb, screen3gb, superbright, supermulti, t3400, vista, webcamintel, windows, wire, wxga... £537.32 | Acer 15.6 ins Laptop From Look Again , 156, 4500mdvd, accelerator, card, core, disc5in1, double, drive, driveintel, dual, fi, graphics, hd, ins, layer, media, multi, pentium, ram250gb, readerwi, record, screen3gb, sides, t3400, tft, vista, windows, wire... £549.00 |
| Acer 15.6 ins Laptop From Freemans , 156, 4500mdvd, accelerator, card, core, disc5in1, double, drive, driveintel, dual, fi, freemans, graphics, hd, ins, layer, media, multi, pentium, ram250gb, readerwi, record, screen3gb, sides, t3400, tft, vista, windows, wire... £549.00 | TOSHIBA L550-1CC Laptop (Intel Pentium Dual-Core 4GB, 500GB, 17.3'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 173'', 4gb, 500gb, array, capability, drive, dual, dualcore, dvd, face, hardware, hd, hdmi, intel, l5501cc, laptop, layer, microsoft, pentium®, premium, processor, ram, recognition, rewriter, software, t4400, television, tesco, toshiba, versatile, webc... £549.00 | TOSHIBA L550-1CC Laptop (Intel Pentium® Dual-Core T4400, 4GB, 500GB, 17.3'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 173'', 4gb, 500gb, array, capability, drive, dual, dualcore, dvd, face, hardware, hd, hdmi, intel, l5501cc, laptop, layer, microsoft, pentium®, premium, processor, ram, recognition, rewriter, software, t4400, television, tesco, toshiba, versatile, webc... £549.00 |
- AMD Turion Dual Core 1600 MHz - 11.6 in From Laptops Direct , appliances, attention, born, commitment, domestic, forgetting, laptop, laptops, materials, merits, mission, passion, pursue, smallest, smeg, smeg's, technology, tirele, unique... £560.97 | Samsung 15.4 ins Laptop From Grattan , 13mmicrosoft, cam, cardwifi, core, drivedvd, dual, gloss, graphics, grattan, ins, intel, pentium, premium, processor154, ram250gb, screen3gb, superbright, supermulti, t3400, vista, webcamintel, windows, wire, wxga... £586.26 | Samsung 15.4 ins Laptop From Look Again , 13mmicrosoft, cam, cardwifi, core, drivedvd, dual, gloss, graphics, ins, intel, pentium, premium, processor154, ram250gb, screen3gb, superbright, supermulti, t3400, vista, webcamintel, windows, wire, wxga... £586.26 |
Toshiba 15.4 ins Laptop From Kaleidoscope , card, cardwifi, core, ddr2, driveintel, dual, duo, face, free13mp, graphics, ins, intel, kaleidoscope, layer250gb, processor154, ramdvd, recognition5, screen3gb, supermulti, t5750, vista, webcam, wide, windows, wire, works... £586.26 | ACER AS5738DZG From Laskys , 156', bus, clock, computing, core, dual, ghz, intel, laptop, laptops, laskys, mhz, number21, pdas, pentium, processor, speed800, t4300, widescreen... £589.99 | SAMSUNG From Laskys , 134, bus, clock, computing, core, dual, ghz, inch, intel, laptop, laptops, laskys, mhz, number20, pdas, pentium, processor, speed800, t4200... £599.00 |
Sony VAIO 15.4 ins Pink Laptop From Look Again , 154, 3gb, 4500mdvd/rw, 'motion, accelerator, cd, core, digital, driveintel, dual, eye', graphics, ins, lcd, pentium, premium, ram250gb, record, screen, t3400, vista, windows, wire... £599.00 | Sony VAIO 15.4 ins Pink Laptop From Grattan , 154, 3gb, 4500mdvd/rw, 'motion, accelerator, cd, core, digital, driveintel, dual, eye', graphics, grattan, ins, lcd, pentium, premium, ram250gb, record, screen, t3400, vista, windows, wire... £599.00 | Sony VAIO 15.4 ins Pink Laptop From Freemans , 154, 3gb, 4500mdvd/rw, 'motion, accelerator, cd, core, digital, driveintel, dual, eye', freemans, graphics, ins, lcd, pentium, premium, ram250gb, record, screen, t3400, vista, windows, wire... £599.00 |
TOSHIBA U500-1EO Laptop (Intel Core i3, 4GB, 320GB, 13.3'' Screen, Windows 7 Home Premium) From Tesco , 133'', 320gb, 4gb, ample, bluetooth, connectivity, core™, drive, dual, dvd, enhanced, face, hardware, hd, hdmi, i3330m, integrated, intel, laptop, layer, microsoft, premium, processor, ram, recognition, rewriter, software, technology, television, tesc... £629.00 | Sony N Series VGN-NS11J-S Laptop From Kaleidoscope , core, dual, duo, dvd/rwwifi, freevista, ins, kaleidoscope, layer, premium, processor154, ram320gb, screen4gb, t5800, wide, wire... £635.19 | Toshiba 15.4 ins Laptop From Freemans , card, cardwifi, core, ddr2, driveintel, dual, duo, face, free13mp, freemans, graphics, ins, intel, layer250gb, processor154, ramdvd, recognition5, screen3gb, supermulti, t5750, vista, webcam, wide, windows, wire, works... £636.17 |
Acer AS5810TZG Laptop (Intel Pentium Dual-Core SU4100, 4GB, 500GB, 15.6'' Screen, 512MB Dedicated Graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium, HD Webcam) From Tesco , 13ghz, 156'', 4330, 4gb, 500gb, 512mb, 7®, acer, as5810tzg, aspire, ati, battery, boasts, connection, dedicated, drive, dualcore, dvd, flip, gesture, graphics, hardware, hd, hdmi, integrated, intel®, laptop, media, megapixel, mobility, movies, multi,... £649.00 | Acer AS5810TZG Laptop (Intel Pentium® Dual-Core SU4100, 4GB, 500GB, 15.6'' Screen, 512MB Dedicated Graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium, HD Webcam) From Tesco , 13ghz, 156'', 4330, 4gb, 500gb, 512mb, 7®, acer, as5810tzg, aspire, ati, battery, boasts, connection, dedicated, drive, dualcore, dvd, flip, gesture, graphics, hardware, hd, hdmi, integrated, intel®, laptop, media, megapixel, mobility, movies, multi,... £649.00 | Samsung R700 Laptop From Kaleidoscope , 17, accelerator, core, discwifi, drivedvd/rw, dual, graphics, ins, kaleidoscope, media, pentium, premium, processor2gb, ram160gb, record, screenintel, sides, t3400, vista, wide, wire, x4500dvmt... £684.13 |
ROCK Pegasus 320-T3200 Laptop From Laptops Direct , &, 133", 20, 320t3200, 930, 9300m, bluetooth, camera, core, dual, fingerprint, geforce, graphics, gs, intel®, laptop, laptops, mega, nvidia, package, pegasus, pentium, pixel, processor, recognition, standardthe, stylish... £786.71 | Toshiba 320Gb Laptop From Kaleidoscope , camera, card, carddvd, core, ddr2, driveintel, dual, duo, face, graphics, ins, intel, kaleidoscope, layerwifi, memory320gb, processor133, reader5, screen4gb, supermulti, vista, wide, windows, wire, works... £830.94 | Toshiba 320Gb Laptop From Look Again , camera, card, carddvd, core, ddr2, driveintel, dual, duo, face, graphics, ins, intel, layerwifi, memory320gb, processor133, reader5, screen4gb, supermulti, vista, wide, windows, wire, works... £879.87 |
Sony VPCEC1S1E/BJ Laptop From 24 Electric , 1066mhz, 24, 226, 253, 4gb, cam, clock, core, cpu, ddr3, dual, electric, hdmi, i5430m, installed, intel, laptop, ram, speed, turbo... £914.06 | HP Compaq nx9420 Business Laptop PC (ES441EA) From Hewlett-Packard , 170, 183, 512mb, 80gb, business, compaq, core&trade, diagonal, dual, duo, dvd+/rw, fixed, genuine, ghz, hp, inches, intel®, laptop, layer, multi, nx9420, pc, processor, professional, super, t2400, tft, windows, xp... £1274.88 | HP Compaq nx9420 Business Laptop PC (EV271AA) From Hewlett-Packard , 170, 183, 1024, 80gb, business, compaq, core&trade, diagonal, dual, duo, dvd+/rw, fixed, genuine, ghz, hp, inches, intel®, laptop, layer, mb, multi, nx9420, pc, processor, professional, super, t2400, tft, windows, xp... £1397.08 |
| HP Compaq nx9420 Business Laptop PC (ES445EA) From Hewlett-Packard , 170, 1024, 80gb, business, compaq, core&trade, diagonal, dual, duo, dvd+/rw, fixed, genuine, ghz, hp, inches, intel®, laptop, layer, mb, multi, nx9420, pc, processor, professional, super, t2500, tft, windows, xp... £1498.13 | HP Compaq nx9420 Business Laptop PC (ES446EA) From Hewlett-Packard , 100, 170, 216, 1024, business, compaq, core&trade, diagonal, dual, duo, dvd+/rw, fixed, gb, genuine, ghz, hp, inches, intel®, laptop, layer, mb, multi, nx9420, pc, processor, professional, super, t2600, tft, windows, xp... £1878.83 |