While I'm on the subjects of laptops

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@JoesTypeS

Some dude is specing a laptop for some new lady we’re hiring…and she showed me the specs, and I said to ask for a core 2 duo system price…and this is what the dude said:

“Intel architecture is far behind AMD so down the road when you need to run 64 bit os’s and applications you will have to buy a new laptop. Intel has good marketing but outdated technology in their processors. I can find one for you but INTEL is usually in the prefab mainstream market (dell ect…) This is a custom laptop built from the ground up by hand and I’m sure they can and do put in INTEL chips, but I personally recommend AMD64. I am not staples,best buy, dell. ect… I tailor systems to specific business needs, and I am Microsoft certified, so when I set up your laptop it is built and certified to my personal standards. Store brands are cookie cutter machines and they are set up that way. I can also get a dual core AMD but it will cost more and usually comes with media center instead of pro, for business pro is the best os. ( I guarantee that the single core AMD will out perform any INTEL core 2 duo, even the large XEON Intel chips can compete with AMD architecture).”

Thoughts, ravings, benchmarks?

The guy is spouting shit, to put it honestly. The single core AMD chips will NOT out perform the Core 2 Duo chips. The Core 2 Duo is a superior chip. There are dual core mobile Athlon chips and they’re ok, but I think as of right now Intel has them beat. This guy is your typical, “I think I know everything” computer guy. I’d be very very weary of having him build a “custom” laptop. What’s his warranty on his work? Are parts covered? Tech support? I build my own computers for myself, but I would never build a laptop. I’d prefer buying one.

Oh and as for media center and xp pro, the only and I mean ONLY thing that Media Center cannot do that XP Pro can, is join a domain and you can registry hack Media Center to join a domain if you want to.