I know you're going to hate me for saying this, but if you're after a laptop, I would strongly urge you to get an IBM laptop, yes its an intel cpu, but the reliability of these machines is all but legendary.
You can find many second hand also at very good prices.
At the end of the day, its all well and good saying, "I'm not going to buy such and such a laptop because of X cpu brand" but if at the end of it you're left with a lemon, how much better are you going to feel for not having bought a decent one in the first place?
Besides, if you buy second hand Intel don't get a cent from you!
