AMD Tutrion vs Intel Core 2 Duo

[absk]

I am looking to buy a laptop and have zeroed in on these two:

http://is.gd/5yMms : HP Pavilion dv6-2005ax

http://is.gd/5yMn4 : HP Pavilion dv6-1308TX

They have everything in common except the processor.

2005ax has AMD Turion™ II M500 2.20GHz 1MB L2 cache

1308tx has ntel® Core™2 Duo T6600 2.20 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz FSB

and the difference in their prices, here in India is Rs. 5000 i.e roughly $100.

I have never used an AMD powered PC. Are their any software or hardware compatibility issues with AMDs? Any reason why I should go with the Intel box?

[caperjack]

actually the ram is different to.the intel has ddr3 1066,
personally i like the Intel but that goes way back, and i buy because of price ,3 laptops[2 Compaq's and a Toshiba ] in the house right now and they all have amd cpu's and i have no software or hardware issues . my tower is intel and all my towers have been intel ,well all but one away back