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To: steve harris who wrote (96378)	3/2/2000 6:12:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Respond to of 1572135

Steve, >when you find time, call DELL. Ask them when they can ship you an 800 system. Rambus or not, doesn't matter. Tomorrow, 3-5, 8, 10 or 30 days. Whatever. Let us know. If it's less than 30, then you might remind them of their Small Business webpage showing >30 days. I would call them, but, well, too many people have me on ignore already. Dell is ignoring your phone calls? Ah, human language, unless you say exactly what you mean in every sentence, some nitpicker is going to jump you. Got to say you have a mind like a steel trap on this Dell thing. Tony

To: steve harris who wrote (96378)	3/3/2000 12:02:00 AM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572135

stv&@ - Our Lil' Ol' Dell Web Site Den Mommy !! Re: "Tell you what elmer, when you find time, call DELL. Ask them when they can ship you an 800 system. Rambus or not, doesn't matter." I think you are nutso. Here's an 800 MHz Pentium III with RDRAM that Dell was shipping BACK IN NOVEMBER!! "The $6,119 Precision 420 we evaluated, which shipped in November, was outfitted with an 800MHz Pentium III processor and Intense3D Inc.'s WildCat Pro 4110 graphics card. We also evaluated a $6,679 AP550 that shipped in October equipped with a 733MHz Pentium III and the same graphics card. " And it KICKS ASS !!! Paul {=================================} zdnet.com Intel's 840 chip set yields smooth performance* By Jason Brooks, PC Week Labs February 28, 2000 9:00 AM ET Sites evaluating workstations will find impressive performance in two machines based on Intel Corp.'s 840 chip set: Dell Computer Corp.'s Precision 420 and Compaq Computer Corp.'s Professional Workstation AP550. The $6,119 Precision 420 we evaluated, which shipped in November, was outfitted with an 800MHz Pentium III processor and Intense3D Inc.'s WildCat Pro 4110 graphics card. We also evaluated a $6,679 AP550 that shipped in October equipped with a 733MHz Pentium III and the same graphics card. Both machines performed well in application-based benchmark tests, with the 800MHz Precision 420 edging out the 733MHz AP550 in Standard Performance Evaluation Corp.'s Pro/Engineer and SolidWorks 98 benchmarks. Because they share the same chip set, the Precision 420 and AP550 share the same memory upgrade options. Both workstations are expandable to 1GB of Rambus dynamic RAM. The Precision 420 we tested had three external bays and four PCI slots for expansion. It also featured four internal fans, so sites can load up the system without worrying about thermal mishaps. The AP550 we looked at had four PCI slots and two external bays, and it has a convertible minitower-to-desktop form factor. Compaq's larger SP750 has more room for expansion. Both workstations can support a second processor. Dell, of Round Rock, Texas, can be reached at (800) 999-3355 or www.dell.com. Compaq, of Houston, is at (800) 345-1518 or www.compaq.com. <<Previous Labs'-eye View: Visualize X733 Back to Start