> My assumption, being that Cacarulo is a
> mathematician, is that time would be
> important to him, thus, having the chip that
> completes math calculations the fastest,
> would be of more value.

> As to other computing needs, there are many
> cases for both AMD and Intel, e.g., for
> someone who is to use a system for word
> processing, some spreadsheets, an accounting
> app, plus the internet and it's
> applications, the AMD is economical and the
> performance choice.

> Also, the multimedia capabilities of the AMD
> chips are on a par (and less expensive) than
> the higher end Intel chips.

> But back to math requirements, e.g.,
> engineering, audio and video editing, again,
> it's now Intel.

> A year ago, they were the same. Now, Intel's
> back on top.

And how about AMD64? I have today the opportunity to buy an AMD64 3000 at the same price of an Pentium IV 3.0Ghz. I think this is a no branier but maybe I'm wrong.

Sincerely,
Cac