[TriLUG] AMD vs. Intel

[Greg Brown]

You bring up an interesting point.  My neighbor just purchased a new laptop
that has a 64 bit processor.   Can XPee Home even take advantage of a 64 bit
processor?

She's already fed up with the anti-virus she is using and has already asked
about Linux (after hearing me yap about it for years now).  Hopefully she'll
pull the trigger and I can intall Ubuntu as a social expirement.  I'd really
like to see how well a seriously non-techincal person manages with Ubuntu.

On 7/28/06, Kevin Flanagan <kevin at flanagannc.net> wrote:
>
> That would have to fall in the "that depends" category.
>
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> What would you be doing with the system, for a laptop, I see that HP now
> has a Turion 64Bit laptop, interesting if you could take advantage of
> the processor.
>
> If you are using much CPU to Memory transfer intensive applications,
> then AMD has the edge, otherwise I don't think that it matters as much.
>
> What about the other stuff, that says more in many cases.
>
> What disks are available, SATA, or PATA, or SCSI?
> What Video subsystem suits your needs best?
> How much RAM can you get for the system in question?
>
>
> As usual, there's a lot more to the "best" answer, generally I think
> that if you get a top tier system now it's likely enough for 95% or more
> of folks, unless you're just that kind of geek who needs to spec out
> every last detail.
>
> Then there's cost.....
>
>
>
> Kevin
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> Greg Brown wrote:
> > It was not long ago at all, just last year, that the prevailing
> > opinion of
> > those on Trilug seemed to be that AMD was leading the way for chip
> design
> > for the foreseeable future.  With Intel's latest announcements, along
> > with
> > the Core Duo, I was wondering what the consensus opinion was these days.
> >
> > If you were going to build a linux desktop or laptop what processor
> would
> > you pick?  Intel, AMD, or something else?
> >
> > 3.... 2..... 1..... FIGHT!!
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