Replies to post #15496 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[Not a Short]

"Why would a gamer shell out over $3000 for a laptop when he could get better performance at half the price with a desktop model?"

Rich Gamers get a highend laptop and desktop. They use the LT for Lan parties.

[HailMary]

LAN parties. These are very popular. Gamers love to show off their rigs, and this product would qualify as one of the cooler setups.

Overall the Centrino laptops are going to dominate the market, no doubt. I should not have said 'niche' for Centrino. It offers a great combination of features for the mass market. I was talking about profitable niche markets where AMD can do well. I wasn't slamming on Centrino. AMD desperately needs an answer to Centrino, and it doesn't look like it will be here anytime soon. In the meantime, they can target a few small but highly profitable segments where Intel can't compete as well.

HailMary

[Elmer Phud]

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Maybe if you think long and hard you'll discover why the Centrino/Pentium M CPUs are having a runaway success in the laptop/portable arena.

I thought they weren't pulling their weight?