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Old 03-10-2017, 02:10 PM   #55
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Originally Posted by Judders View Post
Definitely. Even if you don't buy AMD, Intel prices should come down further as a result of it.
Unless you are buying a top end laptop (with tight funds) if it is needed I would buy one now. Ryzen means far healthier competition for the desktop market (sans onboard graphics chip so far). Laptop chips haven't even been announced yet.
It doesn't really invalidate any purchase you need to make now.
I would expect smaller differences in laptop prices as a portion of the cost of a machine in a higher volume market.

I still would not hesitate to suggest an i5 or i7, they will still be the biggest players in the market. Prices of high end processors will be volatile though if AMD really is finally Ryzen from the ashes.
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