I've read some reports, that for certain tasks, AMD's can beat similar priced Intel chips. Mostly in the budget gaming area. I'm trying to find where they are, but I know I read them. For everything else, they were inferior. Perhaps it's because the ATI graphics chips included on the dies are better than the Intel HD-series?
Personally, I just ordered a new laptop and am feeling quite smug. (The screen on this one's circling the plughole of the bathtub of failure, and my internship requires one to work). I'd saved up a wad of cash for just such an eventuality.
Nvidia GPUs for linux can be a problem if you want to run Linux, especially with the Optimus not being supported. It's only a laptop thing, but the GPU driver's about the only thing that ever caused my linux install to crash. The Nivida drivers are horrid. Although Bumblebee can help. That said, running mplayer through VDPAU really sharpens things up.... Swings and roundabouts I guess.
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Personally, I just ordered a new laptop and am feeling quite smug. (The screen on this one's circling the plughole of the bathtub of failure, and my internship requires one to work). I'd saved up a wad of cash for just such an eventuality.
Nvidia GPUs for linux can be a problem if you want to run Linux, especially with the Optimus not being supported. It's only a laptop thing, but the GPU driver's about the only thing that ever caused my linux install to crash. The Nivida drivers are horrid. Although Bumblebee can help. That said, running mplayer through VDPAU really sharpens things up.... Swings and roundabouts I guess.
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?