The Athlon X2 is a dual core processor, in that it has dual cores.

gmar

Core 2 is a brand name for intels new(ish) processor cores, duo means there are two of them. Dual core could mean two of any cores including Pentium or Athlon to name just two. As Core 2s are very modern and very power efficient I'd recommend these for a laptop.

gmar

Thank you that is definitely worth looking up.

gmar

I am writing a WPF application which shows video content. The PC will run 24 hours a day and is protected from power loss by a UPS. If the mains power goes down for over a minute, the UPS software sends the PC into hybernation. When the power is restored the PC resumes, however... The application which was showing the video now shows nothing (blank space). Is there a way of detecting the immanent hybernation in order to gracefully stop the videos, and restart them or the application when the PC resumes?

gmar