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To: grok who wrote (83341)	6/14/1999 3:36:00 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

<But you're not typical of the ~100M pc buyers. $124 in a PC is big time expense and is probably more than the entire profit of the box makers.> DRDRAM will be featured in Coppermine-based systems. When Coppermine is released, you can bet that the fastest speed grade will cost $750, and there will be more than just a $124 premium over the next highest speed grade. Each speed grade buys you between 5% to 10% additional performance. <And it remains to be seen if any performance advantage at all can be demonstrated in the typical system. Much more likely to see a perf loss.> Yep, I'm sure Intel wants to shoot itself in the foot by releasing systems with a higher price tag and a performance penalty. Don't you think Intel would have gone with its exit strategy a long time ago if they found that DRDRAM provides no performance advantage? But Camino is only three months away, and Barrett says Intel remains committed to DRDRAM. You can decide to trust Intel, or to assume that the management is smoking pot. (Given Intel's strict anti-drug policy in the workplace, the latter would be a very remote possibility.) Tenchusatsu