Intel Inside, Apple Outside

[Mickwilli]

This is really a sort of Poll.
I'm shure you have all herd of Apples change to using Intel Processors.
What i want to know is if you had the choice of Buying a Mac with a AMD Processor or and Intel What would you chose and why. Keep in mind that Intel haven't quite made it to 64bit Yet while in the Meantime AMD have made 64 bit processors and Microsucks have even had time to Make there shoddy opperating system for 64bit.
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[Lawrence Dudley]

I'd choose AMD. Why? Because they are faster per Mhz and thus use less energy, meaning they run cooler. Simple as that.

[Mikuro]

Today, I'd rather have AMD's chips in high-end desktops and Intel's in portables and low-end desktops. But by the time Apple moves their Power Mac line to Intel processors, I imagine they'll use a chip that isn't on the market today, probably one that's 64-bit.

[fryke]

It's a bit of a futile point, I guess... However: Since AMD makes intel compatible processors mainly, should the day come, Apple can still move to AMD, too... I'd say for portables and small form factor machines (iMac, Mac mini) intel's processors are better, anyway, and for the PowerMacs, we'll have to see when Apple _actually_ is ready to move them from the G5. (Late 2007?) The differences between AMD and intel _now_ don't necessarily say anything about them in 2007.

[powermac]

From what I understand, I would also chose AMD processor over intel. My concern has always been that Intel's main motivation is high volume selling. Quality issues have always been a concern. When Apple announced the switch, I was surprise AMD was not chosen.
Who is to say they can't use both Intel and AMD, like any of the PC companies? Intel's mobile technology appears to be leading the industry, while AMD hit the 64bit market first. In short, Apple should consider both to meet the needs of there products.

[RGrphc2]

i would like to see what happens during the switch, i want to see what kind of performance the new intel chips offer. Yes AMD hit the 64bit for x86 first but Intel's power is in Portable's nowadays, and the new chips coming out are based on the Pentium M, but Dual-Core 64bit versions of them.

Apple always has know where the computer market is going, it's starting to shy away from desktop computers to more and more people owning laptops. That's probably why a big reason for the switch, along with no 3GHz G5 and a Powerbook G5 as well.

[georgelien]

Originally Posted by Mickwilli

if you had the choice of Buying a Mac with a AMD Processor or and Intel What would you chose and why. Keep in mind that Intel haven't quite made it to 64bit Yet while in the Meantime AMD have made 64 bit processors and Microsucks have even had time to Make there shoddy opperating system for 64bit.
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If I had a choice between choosing a Mac with an AMD processor and a Mac with an Intel processor, which one would I choose?

My answer would be: It depends on which particular processor are we talking about.


On the desktop front, PowerPC G5 and AMD solutions could perform at least as well--most of the time--even better than Intel solutions.

On the mobile front, however, there is no G5 from the PowerPC camp and AMD solution still draw too much power.


That said, I really look forward to next generation AMD mobile solutions, at least I hope AMD would solve the power-performance issues.

But for now, I would choose Intel Dual Core Yonah, aka Pentium M, mobile processor over current AMD mobile processors.


Together with Intel Centrino Technology, we can expect the new laptop Macintoshes come with more than 6 hours of battery life as many of the new IBM, or should I say Lenovo, laptops have.

The 64-bit technology has ended up for marketing purposes, unless of course you need to use more than 4GB of RAM for whatever your doing.

While the new multi-core technology, dual core included, require software programer to modify--some even require rewrites--personally I believe it holds greater promise than the 64-bit technology I have waited over 2 years to jump on.


Back to your question: Which one would I pick?

Answer: It depends.


I'm getting the latest 15-inch PowerBook G4 because I wanted something that will last me two to three years, which is how long, I believe, it would take to complete the transition.

Call me crazy.

[Captain Code]

Current x86 laptops are better off with Intel CPUs. My friend has an AMD 64 based laptop and gets only 2 hrs off the battery while his girlfriend has a Pentium-M based laptop and gets about 4-4.5 hrs.

Now both of those beat the pants off the G4 in the current Powerbooks but still, AMD isn't very good in the moble computers yet.

I think that Intel's going to continue to get better on the desktop and also on the moble computers as well. AMD will still be a power house but I don't think they're coming out with any really low power chips any time soon.