Email & surfing the web no longer equate to the statement "needs little horsepower"
because some surf for multimedia, flash, or java content that certainly needs more
horsepower than basic surfing.
I do not agree that AMD solutions save customers money in the long run, nor do I
think skipping core duo makes sense. Many customers use their machines well past
their optimum service life and benefit from font-loading better-than-currently-needed
hardware not to mention a bit longevity due to CPU upgradability when prices drop.
Yes, I am aware the I7 is yet another socket but there are going to be E, Q, & QX
chips dropping in price same as DDR2 has plummeted as DDR3 hits.
For AMD to get better, people need to stop investing in their products. For Intel to
get better, AMD needs to get better because unchallenged Intel will not aggressively
innovate because they don't need to. Loosing sales to AMD only shows Intel that they
need only maintain the status quo and lower prices. AMD is in such a pickle for more
than lagging Intel, they have made some really bad business decision and no amount of
championing them is going to fix it, they have to decide to change themselves.
Clearly many of you think AMD is a good choice either to support the underdog or
because you see price/performance of AMD meeting an imaginary low speed target that
makes "value" systems worth it. I think in time that will prove to be misguided and
will continue to say you are doing customers a dis-service.
Thane Sherrington wrote:
At 12:02 PM 10/11/2008, W. D. wrote:
At 00:31 11/10/2008, maccrawj wrote:
>What he said ---v
>
>;)
>
>For that matter I state again that building AMD based systems right
>now is doing a
>dis-service to your customer, same as building Intel in 2004 would
have been.
I only buy AMD to support them financially. What if they
were to go under? Since AMD has been on the scene
Intel has been forced to compete fiercly. Would Intel be as
aggressive in pursuing performance and value without a serious
competitor? I think not.
AMD makes some good processors, and for most people the slightly lower
speed plus lower price makes them worthwhile. Core 2 Duo for email and
surfing the web? Not worth the extra dollars.
T
