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Re: using laptops for music

But the race is on nonetheless!!! :)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kim Flint" <kflint@loopers-delight.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 2:47 AM
Subject: Re: using laptops for music


> At 11:19 AM 10/26/2005, Kris Hartung wrote:
> >You must be referrinng to desktops, Kim, right?. I've seen some data as
> >well, comparing apples to apples (no pun intended) in mobile processor
> >technology, cache, performance, processor speed, etc...and Intel shows 
>in
> >the lead. But AMD clearly has the lead in desktops.
>
> Ah, sorry the thread got confused. Yes, I was referring to desktops, 
>where
> AMD dominates performance. At this time, Intel Centrino seems to be the
> best choice for mid-size laptops and smaller. Although, maybe not so for
> the larger "Desktop Replacement" category of laptops, where desktop CPUs
> get used.
>
> AMD's answer to Centrino is called Turion, BTW. (The people who invent
> these names are way overpaid.) This first effort from AMD didn't seem to
be
> quite good enough, but it will be interesting to see how things shake out
> over the next year, and whether they can translate their desktop
> performance lead into mobile platforms.
>
> >At 11:51 AM 10/26/2005, Suit & Tie Guy wrote:
> >>On Oct 26, 2005, at 3:25 AM, Kim Flint wrote:
> >>>Of course, if Apple really wants high performance they'll use AMD 
>CPUs.
> >
> >Apple wants a co-operative chip manufacturer. Intel was _delighted_ to
get
> >the Apple account
>
> I think a lot of what you are seeing now has more to do with Marketing 
>and
> PR strategy than anything else. Steve Jobs is brilliant at that - of
course
> he will connect the message to another big name like Intel. And Intel is
> hurting lately, so connecting to a hot name like Apple is good for them
also.
>
> But the real thing that happened is Apple is switching their hardware to
> x86 platforms. Once there, switching back and forth between AMD and Intel
> is easy, and they will likely make that switch as it suits them. Same as
> they switch between Nvidia and ATI for graphics, depending on what works
> best for them at a given time.
>
> kim
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________________
> Kim Flint                     | Looper's Delight
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