Break $46 and make my week! How about 50 and beyond?:) Hopefully, this latest news should do it.
Intel Corp., will announce on Monday that it is shipping its fastest Pentium III processors yet, running at clock speeds of 750 and 800 megahertz.
About 20 computer makers will announce systems based on the 750 megahertz Pentium III, and only a handful of companies will be launching systems using the 800 megahertz version. The 750 megahertz Pentium III will be priced at $803, and the 800 megahertz will be priced at $851, both in quantities of 1,000.
Both speeds will be available starting on Monday with some limited quantities. The first PC makers to ship the 800 megahertz systems will be companies with the shortest manufacturing lead times, such as direct PC makers Dell Computer Corp.and Gateway Inc.
"Availability will increase as we go through Q1," said Michael Sullivan, a spokesman for Santa Clara, Calif.-based Intel.
Dell of Round Rock, Texas, said it will be shipping systems with both processors, but it will ship very limited quantities on the 800 megahertz system, Dell's Dimension B Series.
"We are telling people it will arrive within 20 to 30 days, depending on component availability, " said Ted Druart, a spokesman for Dell. "The volume of components to put it together is still somewhat limited."
The Dimension B Series will be targeted to the so-called "power user" and high-end gamers
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