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To: Dr. Id who wrote (25238)7/19/1999 11:06:00 PM
From: Carl R.  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 93625
 
You are correct, JDB, there is a market for the "fastest computer" even when the improvement is extremely marginal. But there is also a sizeable market for the "cheapest acceptable computer" that is quite large as well. Unless the packaging savings from less pins offsets the extra cost of the memory, I would expect PC133 to dominate in the economy and mainstream markets even if manufacturers have to use VIA chipsets.

Carl



To: Dr. Id who wrote (25238)7/20/1999 12:12:00 AM
From: Joe Donato  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 93625
 
If a fast car depreciated to $0 in 2 years (like computers), nobody would be interested in doing anything besides buying the cheapest fast car possible.

I think most people are like me (when it comes to buying computers, anyway). That is, I want to pay as little as possible, because it is the fastest depreciating thing I will ever buy.


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