Posting from my $300 walmart laptop

[njchopper87]

Nice price, but I haven't heard much positive experiences with emachines.

Just checked my dual core settings.. and both are on. I'm kind of disappointed because I was hoping for a performance boost.

Originally Posted by goof2

I have an Acer with a T3400 dual core. I haven't seen anything in the BIOS about turning the second core on or off.

I went to Performance and then there was a sub-menu for it. Using a dell, though.