@dilettante: I've had the exact opposite experience. Though, the Intels were Dells. If you talk to the guy behind the counter at PC repair shops they typically say Intel systems are their most frequently serviced machines, but that's to be expected due to its market share.

@FunkyDexter: I agreed with him immediately in post #6. By Wintel, yes, exactly! a desktop PC. The PC 'everybody you know' has, a Wintel(Windows on an 'desktop' x86). Then I talk about processors in general("grander scheme"), and compare them based on price, and not some 'irrelevant barrier' like if it's a desktop processor or not, but meaningful attributes like price, performance, and stability.

The only luxury Intel offers is paying substantially more for slower processors.