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I personally would stick with Intel because I don't believe in the architecture in AMD Opteron. My mind might change if there are some product reviews available. Nonetheless, I will most likely wait for Intel to release its full 64 bit CPU.ThunderRiver

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I voted for Opteron even though Opteron is server version of CPU, not desktop.Clawhammer will come out around September and it's probably gonna be called Athlon 64.Maybe you could consider readjusting your poll as it puts server CPU against Mobile CPU??I strongly believe that X86-64 will bring a lot of performance to desktop and it will definately bring 64 bit computing to masses.I think also that it is great idea to have backward compatibility with 32 bit as I've heard that it is not an easy task to code and develop software for 64 bit platform.By the way rumours say that Intel still hadn't abandoned Yamhill and it just changed name of the project and made it more secret.http://www.chip-architect.com/news/2003_03...or_Yamhill.htmlhttp://www.theinquirer.net/?article=8548On the other hand, Centrino does look impressive and promising so I would put my bet in mobile computing towards Intel.I don't think AMD has resources to put up against Intel in this area. They are already out of cache and beting the farm on Opteron/Athlon 64.

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Hi Zox!Well, I am happy with the way it is with my Pentium 4 mobile, and I do have added on WiFi card so it takes a little bit more space. Thank god it is not PCMCIA card, cuz it would stick out and drive me crazy.As for backward compatibility with 32-bit. It is abit unrealistic because the architecture between 32bit and 64bit are just too broad. It is almost like an one way street where you either choose 32bit or 64bit. If they stress more on 32bit, 64bit would considerabilly have less performance than the other. Nonetheless, I would love to see how things turn out with it.There are already a number of people using Itanium 2 with Windows Xp 64bit, and I know some of them. Most of them have their dad working at Intel, so that's probably why ;) ThunderRiver

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I'll always be an AMD guy. Thanks to them we have competition, that has made both companies very aggressive in bringing the latest and greatest to market. If it wasn't for AMD, Intel would probably still be offering 1000mhz chips at about $1000 a pop.

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I'll always be an AMD guy.  Thanks to them we have competition, that has made both companies very aggressive in bringing the latest and greatest to market.  If it wasn't for AMD, Intel would probably still be offering 1000mhz chips at about $1000 a pop.
I know it is necessary for AMD to survive, but the technology is something that we should think about. AMD should profit in the short run, but in the long run, Intel will most likely to profit more
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I know it is necessary for AMD to survive, but the technology is something that we should think about.
And we have AMD to thank for that. Do you really think that without AMD, Intel would have been rushing to hit to the 3ghz mark? Maybe five years down the line.
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I know it is necessary for AMD to survive, but the technology is something that we should think about.
And we have AMD to thank for that. Do you really think that without AMD, Intel would have been rushing to hit to the 3ghz mark? Maybe five years down the line.
AMD is probably more innovative than Intel is, but I never said I don't appreciate the necessacity for AMD to exist. I am just saying that, AMD's roadmap is apart from Intel, and in the short run, people can still run 32 bit programs on it, and when people start to program in 64 bit, they will then choose Intel because Intel is entirely 64-bit, so consequntly more surperior in 64-bit platform.I have always thought it is a good idea to have a competitive market
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