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To: Road Walker who wrote (57156)10/4/2001 1:54:07 PM
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John Re...The best solution for the consumer would be for OEM's to use a standardized performance rating for each complete system. That would include the performance of all the components combined, and give the end user a very relevant number. <<<<<<<<

Finally some very sensible words on this topic. The whole system should be rated; so the customer can buy the best computer for the money, not just the best chip. It would be easy for a OEM to buy a 2ghz P4, but not put in an effective cooling system. True, the thermal resisters would slow down the chip so it doesn't cause permanent harm, but the customer isn't getting a computer at 2ghz either. Plus a computer with the right amount of memory, and a good hard disk etc., can easily outperform a higher mhz chip with cheaper components. That is why the computer should be rated, and the OEM's would have an incentive to build a good computer.
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