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Originally posted by Rudey
AMD is higher quality and cheaper than Intel providing 64 bit chips and virus protection into the system's hardware. The only diff for notebooks is that intel has chips that combine wifi service into it leading to better battery life. I don't doubt that AMD will provide that soon.
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AMD processors are also notorious for having a shorter lifetime than their intel counterparts . . . while these are tens of thousands of power-on hours in length, AMD has always been known for 'burnouts' and DOA chips.
There is a technical reason for this as well, but essentially it's heat=bad.
You'll get more for the dime w/ AMD, but at the risk of a slightly shorter lifespan (think 3.5 years versus 4, or something along those lines; not drastic).