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At 11:19 AM 10/26/2005, Kris Hartung wrote: >You must be referrinng to desktops, Kim, right?. I've seen some data as >well, comparing apples to apples (no pun intended) in mobile processor >technology, cache, performance, processor speed, etc...and Intel shows in >the lead. But AMD clearly has the lead in desktops. Ah, sorry the thread got confused. Yes, I was referring to desktops, where AMD dominates performance. At this time, Intel Centrino seems to be the best choice for mid-size laptops and smaller. Although, maybe not so for the larger "Desktop Replacement" category of laptops, where desktop CPUs get used. AMD's answer to Centrino is called Turion, BTW. (The people who invent these names are way overpaid.) This first effort from AMD didn't seem to be quite good enough, but it will be interesting to see how things shake out over the next year, and whether they can translate their desktop performance lead into mobile platforms. >At 11:51 AM 10/26/2005, Suit & Tie Guy wrote: >>On Oct 26, 2005, at 3:25 AM, Kim Flint wrote: >>>Of course, if Apple really wants high performance they'll use AMD CPUs. > >Apple wants a co-operative chip manufacturer. Intel was _delighted_ to >get >the Apple account I think a lot of what you are seeing now has more to do with Marketing and PR strategy than anything else. Steve Jobs is brilliant at that - of course he will connect the message to another big name like Intel. And Intel is hurting lately, so connecting to a hot name like Apple is good for them also. But the real thing that happened is Apple is switching their hardware to x86 platforms. Once there, switching back and forth between AMD and Intel is easy, and they will likely make that switch as it suits them. Same as they switch between Nvidia and ATI for graphics, depending on what works best for them at a given time. kim ______________________________________________________________________ Kim Flint | Looper's Delight kflint@loopers-delight.com | http://www.loopers-delight.com