[WaltR]

Originally Posted by billyo

Thanks for you valued adviced, that's the 2nd thing that holding me back from buying, iI know that AMD processor is not as good as Intel, the first thing was that its w7..the only reason that made me think of buying this is the size, the one i think that you've looked at was the starter pack, they have other higher end, bigger hhd,/ memory, etc., but if this will not work real good with Hoster..i then i may have to gt another laptop..i don't like logging in big and heavy tower.

Billyo,

Dale has stated many times that he prefers the Intel or AMD and if I remember correctly it has to do for the most part that Intel has a patent on some mathimatical process that AMD can't use. I am sure Dale is correct on this and hope I am not misquoting him. I have had AMD computers for years and presently have a laptop (2003 model) that I use for my hoster karaoke shows. I have never had a problem due to the AMD. I also have two pc's that have AMD's and never had a problem with them either although I don't run Hoster on them. I have a backup HP laptop running Vista with a Intel processor and I would use this for a show only in an emergency. I would be inclined to believe the HP backup uncertainty is due to Vista and not Intel. Apparentely, the mathimatical issue advantage that Intel has over AMD has no bearing on Hoster but may well be an issue concerning some other math intensive programs. I for one would not hesitate to purchase a computer with a AMD processor based on my experience with AMD. I would think that if you had an option to get the Intel over the AMD and the cost was not an issue that would be the way to go based on Dale's concerns.

Walt