[citation][nom]Pei-chen[/nom]How would AMD/ATI/Anti-Apple fanboys take this news? Hard to criticize Apple if it running AMD hardware I suppose.BTW, Apple is the only “computer” company that can sell AMD product without making it a budget choice. Every other company has AMD in sub-$600 PC but as soon as you increased your budget, every offering is Intel.[/citation]
not really a fanboy, but i'll wear the hat. any realistic criticism of apple (OS features aside) isn't bashing apple's hardware, just apple's hardware at the price point they sell for. i'm happy that AMD is getting some business but don't see myself any more likely to buy an apple product than when they had intel chips in. for something like apple tv, where much performance is going to be reliant on the gpu -- an area where amd obviously outperforms intel.
...which makes me wonder if (value aside) AMD beats intel (integrated or on-die only) at graphics as badly as they get beaten at processing power?
in closing, i think part of the reason AMD machines sell for less is because of public perception (uneducated) and a general view that intel is better; regardless of quantifiable results. i base this on a $430 AMD machine performing very similarly (if not outperforming) a $460 Intel machine of similar hardware.
http://bit.ly/97L1jT
^hp essentials business class computers -- my money's on the amd/nvidia machine!