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Ask HN: Where are we with meltdown and ME? Does an Intel CPU not make sense now?
I'm in the market for a laptop. (Actually, as a quick side note - if you have a specific linux laptop suggestion, by all means bring it.)
Now, obviously both Intel and AMD have security concerns that come with a purchase of their products. But is Intel materially worse?
1) Is it better to avoid Intel until the Management Engine issues are worked out?
2) Is meltdown a specific concern to take into account?
- brudgers 8y agoMy advice, just buy a laptop and get on with laptopping. As for Intel v AMD v ARM, I'd assume any difference derived from research is disclosed bugs versus undisclosed bugs and I wouldn't assume that disclosed bugs are worse than undisclosed bugs when it really matters...and if it doesn't really matter then it doesn't really matter. In terms of Linux laptops: Macs and business class Thinkpads and Dells tend to regularly recur in HN threads about Linux laptops.