I have to say I cringe a bit when I see terms like this and it's oddly off-putting to me.
It's a little like if you're shopping for a video game console or a phone and can't get a straight answer on anything due to children arguing over which brand's product they like better all over the internet.
I get that it's just terminology but it's always struck me as odd that buyers would affiliate themselves so strongly with a brand in an open, competitive marketplace.
At least between (for example) Android and iPhones there are objective differences that might matter to you in picking one or the other, but for internal components that fundamentally don't impact how the device works it seems odd to have such strong feelings about it.
Surely all I care about as the consumer is if this laptop is objectively better for my use case than my other options in its price range?
>At least between (for example) Android and iPhones there are objective differences that might matter to you in picking one or the other, but for internal components that fundamentally don't impact how the device works
There are fundamental differences to AMD vs Nvidia GPUs if you're using them in a professional context. Main one being if the software you need uses CUDA acceleration you need to buy Nvidia because it's their technology and will not run on an AMD card.
I don't think it's necessarily that people affiliate themselves with a specific team, like some do with xBox vs Playstation for example. Team names have been more popular lately due to the comeback of AMD, where a lot of people were rooting for "team red" so that the CPU market wouldn't be as stagnant. However most people still just buy the product with the most performance per dollar, or support for their software.
> At least between (for example) Android and iPhones there are objective differences that might matter to you in picking one or the other, but for internal components that fundamentally don't impact how the device works it seems odd to have such strong feelings about it.
The choice between AMD and Nvidia has a strong impact on how your device will work - and that is beyond just performance.
> I get that it's just terminology but it's always struck me as odd that buyers would affiliate themselves so strongly with a brand in an open, competitive marketplace.
It's a little like if you're shopping for a video game console or a phone and can't get a straight answer on anything due to children arguing over which brand's product they like better all over the internet.
I get that it's just terminology but it's always struck me as odd that buyers would affiliate themselves so strongly with a brand in an open, competitive marketplace.
At least between (for example) Android and iPhones there are objective differences that might matter to you in picking one or the other, but for internal components that fundamentally don't impact how the device works it seems odd to have such strong feelings about it.
Surely all I care about as the consumer is if this laptop is objectively better for my use case than my other options in its price range?