In these days of "over-performance" specifications it is not a question of "who's best", it is more of a moral issue.
Intel need to be taught a lesson - they may or may not be guilty of all the charges of "bully" tactics with the pc manufacturers but the facts speak for themselves. The predominance of Intel powered product on the shelves and the fact that AMD processors are generally in lower-end pcs is self-evident.
The consumer is well aware of the fact that if something costs more it is better. Well, consider this: If Intel threaten HP that they will cause a shortage of parts if they allow their product line to contain more that 5% of AMD processors then they can charge pretty much what they like for those parts! No wonder AMD powered pcs are cheaper, AMD have to discount their parts just so they are included in the product range.
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why choose amd
.... and this was not me!
Was asking the same thing:
Why choose AMD?
I guess the bottom line is that while there are differences between AMD and Intel, you basically get what you pay for. AMD generally give better value for money on "budget" priced processors and integrated graphics. In fact AMD may provide superior graphic performance on lower priced processors and computers that use them.
Intel own the trademark "Ultrabook" and computers that are labeled as such generally are built with Intel processors that are power efficient with the 32nm technologies and low TDPs. This not to say that AMD powered devices are inefficient but currently (Summer 2012) they are not as slim and light.
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