pdc76:
Since AMD began operations in 1969 they have had the reputation as being the alternative for people that could not afford Intel. They still have that reputation to this day. In fact for the longest time the corporate sector wouldn't even touch them. Their history is dubious.
I have always owned intel, but i dont think amd is a bad brand. Afterall why would intel allow amd to basically make "copies" of their processors for all those years. They were an alternative (for many years) to intel because intel let them. Many of the older processors were almost exactly what intel was making, down to the socket. They had basically the same architecture. Intel signed an agreement with AMD allowing them to make processors that were similar to intel (this way amd wouldnt get sued because they were almost identical copies), and intel kept amd under their foot so to speak. After a few years amd wanted to not just be an intel copycat...they thought they could take them out. Thus the agreement was annuled and amd started to design their own processors.
Sure, why would a company want a copycat of the most notorious at the time, when they could have a cpu from the original designers of that processor. I'd buy from the original creator...but does that mean that the other processors arent as good(granted amd was always behind the wheel then, constantly trying to remake intel's newest cpu's). but by no means does that make me think their history is dubious...
Although i do wonder now if Intel had known how big amd was going to be because of the help intel gave amd...would they have given them that help to begin with? maybe amd would just be another cyrix or something...who knows
also, as far as i knew, amd was more concerned (atleast when they were copying intel processors) with the pc market. the home buyer. a cheaper alternative to intel.
i dont know...just saying.
but for me, its totally intel ftw. always has, probably always will be. not saying i will not buy an amd processor, i have almost done it several times. im just familiar with intel, they have never let me down. ill sacrifice a few little hits of performance to get a company i know works. were creatures of habit, we go with whats always worked for us. for me its intel, for others its amd. but right now those core2duos are smoking the living hell out of amds processors...although ive been wondering, amd hasnt had a "new" processor line out for a while. i cant say i see them sitting on their laurels for the last while...what are they gonna come out with...i cant sit here and think they havent been working on something big here. cuz if they havent intels just gonna pull away. i do like seeing competiton in the marketplace, we always are the winners (the consumer). but if intel pulls too far ahead, they can charge whatever they want. come on amd pull it together. bring a new technology out or improvement or something. Or keep cutting prices, either way make my next computer cheaper and better...thats what i like to see
if amd keeps cutting prices to keep up, i might have to build my first amd rig. lol. and make out like a bandit
