Honestly, i have never run a AMD. My wife has one in her laptop and i have used it but for limited purposes. Net adn some IM. Never really tested it out.
But overall i can not say bad things against AMD cause i have not personally used them. Which i think might be the case with maroon. I used to defent Intel, even when AMD was the superior, jsut cause it was Intel and I have used them for all my years on a PC.
But it took some heated arguements with some good friends to see how wrong i was. Then Intel came back with a vengenace. Fine.
But unitl i get a AMD in my posession and really try it out compared to the Intel machines i run. I can not say which i like more. Cause it would be a very biased answer.
I love my Intel just like i love my nvidia. But i have used ATi and have not had good experience with them. All it takes is just one bad remark on either side to get the blood boiling. Just look at the MAc Vs Windows debates....
I am glad to see AMD get themselves rolling again. I hope they do make better chips and put Intel to shame again soon. Some of the prices Intel has are crazy....