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To: Brian Malloy who wrote (88238)	9/14/1999 4:55:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Brian - Re: "The guy buying the $800 Athlon machine may balk at paying $900." Unfortunaltely for AMD, the Athlon machines DON'T appear to be sb $1000 PCs - what with the $250 - $850 price tag per CPU. AMD may have problems more severe than just memory costs - they have to appeal to a consuming public that has come to EXPECT dirt cheap PCs with the AMD CPU inside. And with the AThlon, that ISN'T THE CASE. I'm sure many consumers are going to pick Intel PC over comparably priced Athlon machines - if for no other reason that to PROTECT their investment by buying a WELL-KNOWN, PREMIUM brand instead of a Premium-Wannabee. Paul

To: Brian Malloy who wrote (88238)	9/14/1999 5:04:00 PM
From: Charles R	Respond to of 186894

<The interesting thing is that for those buying Intel PIII machines made by DELL for instance, the impact of paying 2,600 vs $2,700 is less a factor than for poor little AMD. The guy buying the $800 Athlon machine may balk at paying $900.> You may have AMD and Intel confused, looks like you are oblivious to what is going on w.r.t. CPU prices. For the latest retail CPU prices - check www.pricewatch.com Intel is headed for the low-end and AMD for the high-end. And, so you were saying....