Amd Athalon
A look at what is currently available on eBay
 AMD ATHALON 64 TF-20 PROCESSOR AMGTF20HAX4DN US $39.99 
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 8 processors for gold scrap (AMD K6/Athalon, Intel Celeron) US $5.00
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 AMD Athalon 64x2 Dual core processor with heatsync and fan US $1.25
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 Am37 Motherboard with AMD 2200 Athalon CPU US $44.99
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what is the difference between amd athalon and intel dual core processor????
Actually i just gota HP laptop with amd athalon processor and ma friend got a sony vaio with intel dual core ,i m not sure wether amd athalon wil run fine wen comapred to intel however my usage is limited like i dont plays video games and all stuff????does amd heats fast n wats the battery life of hp wen compared 2 sony vaio ..plz give me a urgent answer ..prob i could sell withi 10 days ma laptop ??? suggestions required??
From what I understand of the Dual Cores the Intels are faster. If you're not going to do anything strenuous(videogames, photoshop, etc) then your AMD is just fine. I have a AMD 64 Dual Core 5000+ in my PC and it handles Vista and movies and such flawlessly.
If you want a more detailed answer I'd check out anandtech.com.