Where was this salesman when I bought my PII last November?, I missed
a screamer at a screaming deal of a price by 3 months!
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News March 2, 01:48 Eastern Time
Mar. 01, 1999 (Computer Retail Week - CMP via COMTEX) -- A recently promoted executive needed a PC at home. Before Intel launched its Pentium III , she visited Micro Center to find out if the chip was worth the wait.
She was greeted by a sales associate, who listened to her needs and quickly recommended that she wait for PIII systems, due to arrive in early March.
The associate said PIII systems would not be quickly outdated. He said the chips help deliver superior graphics and multimedia performance. In addition, he said PIII PCs feature better hardware, including more memory and larger hard drives.
When the executive voiced concern about expense, the associate said Micro Center plans to offer a PowerSpec PC (Micro Center's house-brand PC) with the PIII for $1,599. Other vendors' systems would likely be priced above $2,000, he said.
Selling Scenario
Setup: Executive needs a new PC. Should she wait for a Pentium III
system?
Budget: $2,000
User Level: Intermediate
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