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Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq: DELL), which is now quoting 10-day lead times on Dimension PCs with the 800MHz Pentium, is hoping to get those times down to its norm of three to five days over the next two weeks, company officials said.
I'll bet you're glad Intel is back near it's ALL TIME HIGH - it's 14'th since last November !
As for Yousef, no I haven't seen him - since I don't have the Video Version of SI working yet.
Paul
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zdnet.com
An end to the 800MHz PIII bottleneck?
By John G. Spooner, ZDNet News
February 9, 2000 8:32 PM ET
Have you gotten your 800MHz Pentium III PC yet?
Many consumers have been waiting, and then waiting some more, for PCs configured with Intel Corp.'s 800MHz Pentium III chip ever since its launch in late December.
But the wait is apparently over, as PC makers say that Intel's (Nasdaq: INTC) processor has been in better supply recently.
Supplies of the fastest Pentium III chip continue to be tight. But whereas manufacturing lead times were as long as 30 days for PCs using the chip, large direct-PC vendors are now asking customers to wait only one-third that time -- roughly eight to 10 days.
PC makers attribute the speed-up to greater supplies of the 800MHz processor, introduced Dec. 20.
Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq: DELL), which is now quoting 10-day lead times on Dimension PCs with the 800MHz Pentium, is hoping to get those times down to its norm of three to five days over the next two weeks, company officials said.
Dell was hit hard, however, by Intel shortages. On Jan. 27 the company was quoting five-week lead times on 800MHz Pentium III Dimensions.
Meanwhile, Gateway Inc. (NYSE: GTW) is now quoting eight days to customers who want to buy one of its PCs configured with the chip.
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