>Thanks Kevin. Hey what are your thoughts on AMD processors?
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>They are fine, just as reliable as far as I've seen. However, my "understanding" (and here I'll definitely say I'm operating on 2nd hand information) is that Intel Core 2 Duo is going to be a tad faster than the AMD counterpart. Depending on what you're doing, you may never notice a difference.
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>I used to buy AMD, but my last 2 major machines (Gateway QuadCore and Asus Core 2 duo) have been Intel.

Thanks for your thoughts (I owe you $0.02). It will not be a work laptop so I am not so worried. It will be a surfing and movie laptop (ASUS looks good with bluray or was that Sony). I might play some games but it will mostly be old games so I don't need all that horsepower.