Does AMD have a brand perception problem?

For laptops, I’ll put my money on Intel. I won’t take my chances with AMD — they’re power hogs. But I think the Bobcat line will strip them of that stereotype when it launches.

On desktop platforms, however, AMD is champ when it comes to overclocking. I’ve had my Phenom 2 X6 run 24 hours of prime95 stability @4.2ghz at manual voltages.

Still, it depends on your preferences. I just don’t trust AMD on mobility though.

The overheating problems of the past probably stems from overclocking AMD chips which is what I’ve come to know the brand for.

Though I’ve never owned a PC or laptop with an AMD chip, the lower price has always appealed to me. Except when Intel’s flashy ads and over-all brand presentation, I’m sold.

^regarding brand perception.. kulang na kulang lang talaga sila sa local partnerships at advertisment.

One notable example is most computer retailers na napupuntahan ko tadtad ng intel posters. madalang lang ang AMD posters.

Paano makikilala ng tao yung brand kung hindi naman nagpapakilala yung mga manufacturer?

Phenom / Athlon — name palang ang Panget na pakinggan, mabantot.. What the hell are those? Heroes of mythical Greek fables?

They need to change that naming scheme.

For a newbie hindi kaagad-agad na makakarelate in building his rig. At least sa naming schemes ng Intel mas madali mong malalaman kung anong tier ang processor (Pentium, Pentium D, Core2Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7)

“…due to the decade-long perception that AMD processors heat up so fast.”

they still believe that? most of my friends pag nakarinig ng intel lalo na kung i7… “mainit yan” hehe

Ni hindi ko nga alam na AMD heats up so fast nung pinalitan ko Core2Duo processor ko ng Phenom X3, only thing i know that Intel is superior than AMD in terms of performance that time.

The most common perception ng tao nowadays pagdating sa AMD is cheap, low performance processors.

Pero sabi na nga ni Rolex…
“On desktop platforms, however, AMD is champ when it comes to overclocking. I’ve had my Phenom 2 X6 run 24 hours of prime95 stability @4.2ghz at manual voltages.”

There you have it.. Budget wise, bang for the buck pa rin ang AMD setup.

I am not an Intel nor an AMD fan boy, just a regular Pinoy consumer.

Hence, I strongly believe that AMD does have a MAJOR brand perception problem.

AMD is quite good actually. Been exposed to it since my first PC is an AMD. Nowadays, In real use, you won’t notice the difference in performance.

laptops = problem is battery life, but I think they’ve improve a bit better now. other than that, it’s ok.
may 2009 – acer 4530 – for me, but with a 4 gig setup. still using it now.
aug 2008 – acer 4530 – for my sis, better than intel’s x3100 graphics.
sep 2007 – acer 4520 – it’s hot literally but the during that time, it has the best graphics compared to the common GMA950 at the time.

desktop = no complaints here. People are just fools to get an Intel. The savings you get will get you a premium graphics card and/or memory configuration.
3rd = AMD Athlon X2 = current desktop configuration.
3rd = AMD Sempron(can’t remember the model)
2nd = AMD Duron 650 Mhz
1st = AMD 4×86

with today’s applications, you won’t even notice the difference especially for desktops. for laptops, you’ll be quite hit with the battery life. but if your laptop is a desktop replacement like mine, then you’ll be fine. better to get more memory or hard disk or graphics card (for desktop systems).

This is so true!

I think kulang na kulang sa Advertising ang AMD.
Probably the reason why mura din ang chips nila because they don’t spend so much sa advertising.

I’m an avid AMD user (my PC/laptops were a K5, K6-2, Duron, Sempron, Turion). Kung wala si AMD, hindi magiging affordable ang mg PCs natin ngayon.

Yung overheating issue na yan hindi na nakakatawa, nakakainis na.