Scumbria - Re: "As computer buyers become more saavy, we see less and less willingness to pay extra for no additional value. "
You clearly are out of touch with reality.
Check out the new data:
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techweb.com
"The average price of a PC sold at retail in April increased $18 to $1,195, from $1,177 in March. The average price in February was $1,155. The increase came, in part, due to the arrival of 350-MHz and 400-MHz Pentium II-based PCs, which boosted the share of PC revenue from PCs priced between $2,500 and $3,000 to 9.4 percent in April, from 2 percent in March. Unit sales for PCs sold in that price range represented only 4.3 percent.
The onset of high-end Pentium II PCs contributed to a 6 percent gain in sales shares for Pentium II PCs, to49.4 percent in April. AMD K6-based PCs saw their share of retail sales fall to 21.7 percent, from 23.5 percent in March. K6-based PCs last outsold Pentium II-based PCs in January.
The early favorable sales of high-end Pentium II PCs also contributed to the ongoing success of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer. Compaq held onto the top spot for the month with a 27.5 percent
increase in unit sales, good for a 28.4 percent share of retail PC sales. HP kept the No.2 two spot by more than doubling its retail PC sales rate and capturing 17.4 percent of retail unit sales. Packard Bell NEC finished third, moving ahead of IBM, despite a 52.7 percent decline in unit sales.
Paul
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