Apart from the fact that that particular one is in an HP? Nothing.
AMD is awesome. I'd trust my life with AMD.
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red chamber dream
Quote from 13M13:
It's just that Intel has taken a rather nice leap forward...
Don't you mean Leap ahead™?!?!?!?!?
To be serious, though, I've never seen a reason to use AMD. They're better for graphics/games and whatnot, but I'd argue that Intel chips are better for multi-tasking and the like, which is exactly what I need-- I don't play CPU-intensive games anymore; running zillions of shit at once is my main concern. I've used Intel my entire life and have never had a problem with one. Also, Intel seems to have been the clear winner in development over the past six months, and they show no signs of slowing down. I'm not saying that I think AMD is inferior or that I dislike AMD; it's just that I'd never personally use one for my purposes. And Intel just has a "cleaner" look to it (the company itself) that I like.
With all that said, the TouchSmart looks to be designed for family use (i.e. multitasking) and not gaming. I have no clue why they stuck an AMD chip in there when it's way better suited for Intel.
l'appel du vide
Quote from nate:
i hear amd is completely thrashing intel when it comes to 64 bit instructions. but i also am acutely aware that i don't give a gunship about 64 bit computing atm, so there you go.
Ha, no. AMD doesn't really have anything on Intel right now. They were completely thrashing them with regard to x64 (and, some will say debatably, x86)... The Pentium 4 was horrible.
There's not much reason to go AMD at this time. Besides...perhaps cost? Of course, that'll only be a real factor if you build your own...
I have to agree with Ark. My PC is a heavily modified and thrashed-out HP computer.
Can't say the same about my laptop, though. So many stickers have been fused to its surface that I no longer know what brand it is.
And since we're on the subject of computers, who else here uses ClearType for font smoothing?
Can't say the same about my laptop, though. So many stickers have been fused to its surface that I no longer know what brand it is.
And since we're on the subject of computers, who else here uses ClearType for font smoothing?
Quote from Arkarian:
Doesn't everyone?
You'll find that ClearType users are the minority. Why, I dunno. I've tried using standard, but it's so...low-tech looking. And it's hard to read.
On another note, someone took the Gerudo Valley theme from OoT and made a rock song out of it.
Shifty Leader
That M2k2 guy
He must have misspelled http://vgmusic.com/music/console/nintendo/n64/Z64gerud.mid
in the name of justice!
Once, I had this plan that I was going to buy a PS3 from Japan and play PS1 and 2 imports on it. Sony seems to have killed that for now, since they seem to be planning to remove the hardware backwards compatibility from the damn things (European launch, from what I've heard) and now I've seen this.
http://personal.ecu.edu/bakera/ps1onps3/ps1onps3.html
Check out those Tobal screens. 2nd one not as much, but the first and third totally get a big "HAHAHAHA" out of me.
http://personal.ecu.edu/bakera/ps1onps3/ps1onps3.html
Check out those Tobal screens. 2nd one not as much, but the first and third totally get a big "HAHAHAHA" out of me.
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and that's not a position i should be in.
You certainly look the part. Just saying...
Also, does anyone know any good home remedies for canker sores? I'd like to sleep at some point...