Yes that is a great article for sure. I just got this laptop and its dual core. An Athlon X64 running at 1.9Ghz and believe me I know what you mean about the heat issue. A 10Ghz processor would probably melt the casing on the laptop. This cpu is only 1.9Ghz but when I play games like Sacred 2: Fallen Angel it makes the case get almost untouchable. I don't have the spare money right now to buy a cooling pad for it. So I just use the small desk fan I have and place it near it at an angle that seems to keep it cool. I guess overclocking it out of the question.

The one thing I am unclear on is: Does the dual cores actually help my programs run faster or is only one of the two cores processing the data for an individual program. Also since each core isn't independently running at 1.9Ghz a piece (making it 2.9ghz over all) then does that mean there only running at 955mhz each?