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To: Joe NYC who wrote (97467)	3/8/2000 4:57:00 PM
From: Bipin Prasad	Respond to of 1571686

Availability -- AMD vs. INTC From AnandTech Review: --------------------------------------------- We contacted Intel about their 1GHz launch, and according to them, they are concentrating on OEM system availability of the 1GHz part. They are aiming to have 1GHz systems shipping at launch but in limited volumes. It is not clear what ?limited volumes? will actually translate into, but it seems like if you?re willing to pay the price and if you can find one, you?ll be able to purchase a 1GHz Pentium III system this month. Most AnandTech readers won?t be chasing after OEM systems, rather you?ll be wondering when you can get your hands on one of these chips. Intel is sticking to their roadmap and you won?t see a 1GHz Pentium III until the third quarter of this year, so expect to see boxed 1GHz processors from Intel around September. AMD is aiming at the OEM market as well and according to our sources at AMD, the plan is to have a launch with OEM partners offering ?build to order? systems (things like customizable systems from Gateway, etc?) that will begin shipping within a month. The situation is a tad different for Compaq and Gateway which are AMD's lead partners. You will be able to order 1GHz systems from them this week and have them here shortly thereafter since AMD is committing their entire March production to their lead partners. Orders are currently being taken on 900/950MHz Athlon parts and lead partners should begin offering them shortly for delivery this month. End users should also expect to be able to get their hands on 900/950MHz parts this month as well. But here's the killer, AMD will actually have Athlon CPUs available to the general market (i.e. you can pick one up from an online vendor) in 2nd quarter. If the 900 and 950MHz parts are due out this month, and provided that there isn't a shortage of Athlon parts, don't be surprised to see 1GHz Athlon parts surfacing in the next couple of months. According to AMD, they expect to have hundreds of thousands of the 900/950/1000MHz parts available in Q2, a full quarter ahead of Intel.