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To: Gopher Broke who wrote (100302)	3/5/2000 4:45:00 PM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Gopher Broke, can you believe Kumar? him saying the sweet spot is 500Mhz? Yeah, for Intel! And eMachines And DELL.......... Wait 'til Willy! steve

To: Gopher Broke who wrote (100302)	3/5/2000 6:37:00 PM
From: rudedog	Respond to of 186894

Gopher - The configuration of the systems includes components CPQ normally would aim at their higher end customers, and the 7500 line is designed for serious but still value-minded buyers. Like the top end products that line includes digital video with the "Digital Creativity Imaging Center", supporting 1394 for camcorder and such. Also support for burning CDs, QuickCam, etc. The Product positioning is not dependent on processor speed alone - these are just below the top end products in configuration and performance, but at a considerably lower price. But for speed freaks there is also a 5XXX series which supports up to 850MHz Athlon and up to 800MHz PIII systems. And for the record CPQ shows the same delivery for the 800MHz PIII machines as their other consumer products. That whole range of product is available for sale today and having used both Presario and GTW machines, I think there is a reason that CPQ outsells GTW about 6 to 1 in the consumer space - the CPQ consumer products are just better integrated, have more features and to my eye, are better looking. But to each his own... The important thing to me was that CPQ appears to be filling out the line with Intel-based machines - both at the high end (with the 850 Athlon and 800 PIII), in the midrange, and at the low end, where celeron has pretty much pushed out K6.