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Technology Stocks : Advanced Micro Devices - Moderated (AMD)
AMD 214.18-0.5%Dec 31 3:59 PM EST
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To: TimF who wrote (59221)10/19/2001 12:16:47 PM
From: wanna_bmwRead Replies (1) of 275872
 
Tim, Re: "But if you can get a P4 system at that price you can probably get an Athlon or Duron system for even less, or for the same price but with one or two upgrade of other components."

That may be true, but I haven't seen any high end Athlon systems yet that reach under $700. As I showed before, Pentium 4, even with SDRAM, keeps up with the fastest Durons, especially when the Duron is crippled in the same retail configurations that you're likely to find the Pentium 4. What was even more interesting was that the Dell system included a monitor, while most retail systems do not.

On the other hand, as a general rule, I'll agree that the Pentium 4 with SDRAM does not offer the best price/performance of other systems out there. However, if you try to argue that Pentium 4 is out of the running because of this handicap, you couldn't be more wrong. People will buy into it, and they won't be getting a bad deal.

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