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To: Scumbria who wrote (59307)5/22/1999 7:55:00 PM
From: Charles R  Read Replies (4) of 1586199
 
Pentium III-Based PCs Not A Huge Seller At Retail

The iMac wasn't the only PC that wasn't very popular with shoppers last month.
Despite a heavy ad campaign touting a faster Internet experience, PCs based
on Intel's new Pentium III didn't crack the top 20 list of retail sales in April.

Intel processors still managed to crack the list though, with Celeron's powering
five of the top 20 and a Pentium II feeding one PC, according to the April
figures from PC Data. Still, AMD's K6-2 proved to be the most popular
processor overall, with K6-2 powered computers taking 10 out of the top 20 spots, including the number
one position with Compaq's 5070 Presario. The remaining top spots were comprised of PowerPC Macs, a
Cyrix MII, and the blueberry iMac.

Here's the complete breakdown:

Rank
PC
Vendor
Unit Share
$$ Share
1
Presario 5070 K6-2/350/MMX 32/4.0 32X 56K W98
Compaq
6.7%
4.9%
2
Pavilion 4445 Cel/366 64/4.3 32X 56K W98
Hewlett-Packard
6.0%
4.7%
3
Presario 5240 K6-2/400/MMX 64/10 40X 56K W98
Compaq
5.8%
6.0%
4
Pavilion 4430 K6-2/300/MMX 32/3.0 32X 56 W98
Hewlett-Packard
4.5%
2.5%
5
Pavilion 4455 Cel/400 64/6.4 32X 56 W98 MT
Hewlett-Packard
3.9%
3.7%
6
Pavilion 6465 Cel/433 96/9.6 32X 56K W98
Hewlett-Packard
3.7%
4.3%
7
iMac G3/233 32/4.0 24X 56K NIC DT w/15" Monitor
Apple Computer
3.6%
3.6%
8
Presario 5184 K6-2/380/MMX 64/6 32X 56K DT W98
Compaq
3.4%
3.1%
9
Aptiva 270 K6-2/400/MMX 64/8.0 32X 56K W98
IBM
3.1%
3.1%
10
eTower 333cs M2/333 32/2.1 32X 56K MT W98
E-Machines
3.0%
1.5%
11
Aptiva 240 K6-2/350/MMX 64/6.0 32X 56K W98
IBM
2.3%
2.2%
12
Presario 5280 Cel/433 96/12.0 40X Zip 56/ DSL W98
Compaq
2.1%
2.6%
13
Aptiva 500 K6-2/400/MMX 96/8.0 4XDVD 56K W98
IBM
1.7%
1.8%
14
Presario 5284 K6-2/450/MMX 96/19.0 4XDVD 56K/DSL
W98
Compaq
1.5%
2.2%
15
PowerMac G3/300 64/6.0 24X OS8.5
Apple Computer
1.5%
2.4%
16
Cel/400 48/6.4 24X 56K W98
Private Label
1.4%
0.9%
17
iMac G3/333 32/6 24X 56K Blueberry w/15" Monitor
Apple Computer
1.4%
1.8%
18
Presario 5220 K6-2/380/MMX 64/8.0 32X 56K LS-120
W98 MT
Compaq
1.4%
1.1%
19
eTower 333K K6-2/333/MMX 32/3.2 24X 56K MT W98
E-Machines
1.4%
0.8%
20
Pavilion 6470Z Pentium II/400/MMX 96/12.7 32X 56k Zip
W98
Hewlett-Packard
1.4%
1.8%

Still, these numbers don't necessarily spell the end of the line for the Pentium III, especially since the aforementioned figures
don't take into account the sales from mail-order stalwarts such as Dell, Micron, and Gateway.

maximumpcmag.com
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