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    OK, guys (and gals), I am not a computer person. My wife's laptop hard drive crashed and as a writer she uses her computer 7-8 hours a day. So we're getting another as good ol' Microsoft refuses to recognize the new hard drive with a restored disc for the OS.

    She strongly prefers Toshiba and has two options for a new Toshiba. One has an AMD processor and the other an Intel Pentium. She has been told the Intel is better for prolonged use, but that computer is $60 more.

    Is this true? Is an AMD less rugged than an Intel?

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    Get the Intel processor.

    And yes, Toshiba makes a good laptop.

    Also pay extra if you have to and make sure it has 6-8 gigs of ram.
     
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    Get her a Mac. It will be the best 7 hours experience. She'll love it.
     
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    Also there are some good deals out there with laptops with Windows 7. I'd avoid Windows 8 for awhile.
     
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    Ie; Lenovo. My work gave me one and its slick. Sent my mom to get one at Frys, keep your eye on the ads. Intel Core i5 for under $500.
     
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    Not necessarily. Some AMDs are faster than some i7s. A few i5s are faster than a few i7s. A few i3s are faster than a few i5s. Here's what I always use. Type the processor into the rectangle, or sort by column and look down the list.

    http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php
     
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