Brian - Re: " K6-2 400 low price on Pricewatch now $168 (-$20 since last week) Should indicate very good production levels for 400 mhz part. very likely also indicates K6-3 close to release ."
Hooooooooo baby ! The 400 MHz K6-2 prices are in a FREEFALL.
Whatever spin you put on this can't change the fact that AMD's revenues are FALLING AGAIN !
I think the REAL PROBLEM is Compaq !
Compaq has a 400 MHz Celeron reviewed by Computer Reseller News - and it will be LAUNCHED on MONDAY, January, 4, 1999
The reality is that Compaq has CUT BACK 400 MHz K6-2 purchases and is GEARING UP 400 MHz Celeron purchases !
I highly recommend you buy some Intel stock, Brian - your eyes are "blinkered" and you are missing out on some REAL OPPORTUNITY for FINANCIAL SUCCESS !
Paul
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Message 7059972
News December 31, 23:42 Eastern Time
Dec. 31, 1998 (Computer Reseller News - CMP via COMTEX) -- Until now, Intel Corp.'s Celeron CPUs came in either 300MHz or 333MHz units. But today, Intel is announcing newer, faster versions, boasting clock speeds of 366MHz and 400MHz.
These new Celerons pack quite a performance punch, at least as tested in the Compaq Computer Corp. 400MHz Celeron-based system that forms the basis of this review. When the original Celeron CPU first hit the market, its performance was less than impressive because early versions had practically no internal memory cache. Second-generation Celerons were equipped with a 128-Kbyte cache, and the CPUs became a lot more competitive.
It should be noted that all Celeron CPUs still have a 66MHz system bus speed, as opposed to the new Pentium II CPUs and motherboards, with 100MHz buses. Having only a 66MHz bus speed means less expensive motherboards can be used to build Celeron systems.
Compaq Deskpro EP
The Compaq Deskpro EP was configured with the 400MHz Celeron CPU,
64 Mbytes of memory, a 6-Gbyte Maxstor Ultra-ATA hard drive and a 32X CD-ROM drive. The system also featured a Matrox Millennium G200 AGP graphics accelerator with 8 Mbytes of memory, a 10/100 network interface card (NIC) and a 16-bit ISA sound card. Though none of these components would be considered state-of-the-art, the system delivers near-state-of-the-art performance. The system came preloaded with Windows NT 4.0 Workstation.
Like all Compaq products, the Deskpro EP is built well and is fairly easy to service. In addition, this is one of the most affordable systems ever put together by Compaq, yet it also offers great performance.
Resellers will like the flexibility the Compaq Deskpro EP offers. Like many other Compaq systems, this one is housed in a convertible chassis that can be configured as a desktop or tower system. The drive cage inside the chassis can be mounted in different positions, allowing external drive bays to
be configured vertically or horizontally with respect to the shape of the case. The system can therefore be adapted for use in any setting or to replace either a desktop or tower unit.
The Deskpro EP was tested for performance using the BAPCo SYSmark
test suite for Windows NT 4.0. Video resolution was set at 1,024 x 768 in true
color with a 75Hz refresh rate, which are the Test Center's standard settings
for testing systems. Incredibly, Compaq's 400MHz Celeron-based system
generated a SYSmark score of 339, which is almost as fast as the slowest
450MHz Pentium II system ever examined by CRN Test Center engineers
and not too far from the highest score ever seen. That honor went to a
450MHz Pentium II system made by NexTrend, which scored 391.
Needless to say, a score of 339 is quite good for a system that costs about
half as much as a state-of-the-art Pentium II system. CRN Test Center
engineers believe Celeron sales will take off this year, considering the
performance they are now capable of delivering.
More information on the performance of Celeron systems can be found in the
CRN Test Center's upcoming distributor-branded white-box system roundup,
slated for publication in the Jan. 18 issue of CRN. Those systems are all
Celeron-based, though none of them are 400MHz units-one of them is a
366MHz unit and the others are all 333MHz.
Weighted Grade Average: A-
Construction Quality: A
Serviceability: B
Performance: A
Pros
One of the most affordable systems available from Compaq, the Deskpro EP
can be converted from desktop to tower style. The 400MHz version
performed well.
Cons
The heavy Deskpro EP is not easy to move around. In addition, the system is
not suitable for use as a high-end graphics workstation.
Price: $1,405
Warranty: 3 years |
