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To: Joe NYC who wrote (40390)4/19/2000 6:31:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 93625
 
Joe, <Let me know when these applications that will need RDRAM arrive.>

That's kind of a non-argument. If current applications don't need RDRAM, they certainly don't need DDR as well.

Tenchusatsu



To: Joe NYC who wrote (40390)4/19/2000 7:06:00 PM
From: Dave B  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 93625
 
Joe,

My computer has a more advanced memory: PC-100 CAS2 SDRAM, much faster that what my 286 had. And I have plenty of it: 384 MB.

Of course you do. That's because Intel never said "hey, we can do everything we need with the 286; we don't need to keep advancing the technology." You can do what you do because they kept building in new capabilities enabling new applications. Now you can watch movies on your PC, do high speed networking, etc. -- all things that would have never been possible with a 286.

The point is that new advances in technologies will enable even new technologies.

When what I have is not enough, I will upgrade my computer.

Of course you will. And the way technology is moving, that'll be in 3-4 years. Myself, I have a 3-4 year old computer and I keep running into bandwidth problems (mostly simultaneous streams) that I've detailed on this board before. And I'm not even doing things like video.

I would have to be out of my mind to spend extra $3,000 to get RDRAM instead of SDRAM.

Statements like that just diminish your credibility. At the end of this message are configurations for two equivalently configured Dell systems -- the B Series and the T Series:

As you can see, the difference is $2607 (B Series) - $2327 (T Series) = $280. And for that you get a 733Mhz processor instead of a 700Mhz processor.

$280 Joe, not $3000.

Dave

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Price*: $2,327
                                 36 Month Business Lease**: $88 /month

  Date:
                          Wednesday, April 19, 2000 5:59:11 PM CST
  Catalog Number:
                          06 RC959497
  Dell Dimension XPS T PIII
  MiniTower:
                          Dimension©XPS T700r, Pentium©lll Processor at 700MHz
                          T70R - [220-2135]
  Memory:
                          128MB 100MHz SDRAM (1 DIMM)
                          128M - [311-8410]
  Keyboard:
                          QuietKey©Keyboard
                          W - [310-7002]
  Monitor:
                          19" (17.9" viewable, .24 -.25AG) P991 FD Trinitron© Monitor
                          P991 - [320-2067]
  Video Card:
                          32MB NVIDIA geFORCE 4X AGP Graphics Card
                          32NV10 - [320-0131]
  Hard Drive:
                          30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
                          30 - [340-8888]
  Floppy Drive:
                          1.44MB Floppy Drive
                          3 - [340-2409]
  Operating System:
                          Microsoft© Windows© 98 Second Edition
                          W982 - [310-8921][412-3906][420-0300]
  Mouse:
                          MS IntelliMouse©
                          IM - [310-0050][310-3180]
  Network Card:
                          No Network Card Requested
                          N - [430-0591]
  Modem:
                          NEW Conexant V.90/56K Telephony Modem for use with Windows
                          98 and a Sound Card
                          56KWS - [313-8626][412-8080]
  Optical Devices:
                          48X Max/20X Min Variable CD-Rom Drive
                          CD48 - [313-3922]
  Sound Card:
                          SoundBlaster Live! Value Digital
                          SB512D - [313-7869]
  Speakers:
                          Altec Lansing ACS-340 Speakers with Subwoofer
                          ACS340 - [313-4501]
  Bundled Software:
                          Microsoft©Office 2000 Professional
                          2KPRO - [412-4646][412-7365]
  Iomega Zip Drives:
                          No Zip Drive Requested
                          N - [460-8320]
  Norton Antivirus© at no
  additional charge:
                          Norton Antivirus© 2000
                          NAV2K - [412-5620]
  Service:
                          3 Year Next Business Day Onsite Warranty, Unisys
                          U3OS - [900-6050][900-6242]

  Price*: $2,327
                                 36 Month Business Lease**: $88/month

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  Price*: $2,607
                                 36 Month Business Lease**: $99 /month

  Date:
                         Wednesday, April 19, 2000 5:42:37 PM CST
  Catalog Number:
                         06 RC959497
  Dell Dimension B Series:
                         NEW Dimension© XPS B733r, Pentium© III Processor at 733 MHz
                         B73R - [220-2373]
  Memory:
                         128MB RDRAM
                         128M7 - [311-1919]
  Keyboard:
                         Quietkey© Keyboard
                         W - [310-7002]
  Monitor:
                         19" (17.9" viewable, .24 -.25AG) P991 FD Trinitron© Monitor
                         P991 - [320-2067]
  Video Card:
                         NEW 32MB NVIDIA geFORCE 4X AGP Graphics Card
                         32NV10 - [320-0931]
  Hard Drive:
                         30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
                         30 - [340-8888]
  Floppy Drive:
                         3.5" Floppy Drive
                         3 - [340-1887]
  Operating System:
                         Microsoft© Windows© 98 Second Edition
                         W982 - [310-8921][412-3906][420-0300]
  Mouse:
                         MS IntelliMouse©
                         IM - [310-0050][310-3180]
  Modem:
                         NEW Conexant V.90/56K Telephony Modem for use with Windows 98
                         and No Sound Card
                         56KW - [313-8625][412-8080]
  Optical Device:
                         48X Max/20X Min Variable CD-Rom Drive
                         CD48 - [313-3922]
  Sound Card:
                         SoundBlaster Live! Value Digital
                         SB512D - [313-7869]
  Speakers:
                         Altec Lansing ACS-340 Speakers with Subwoofer
                         ACS340 - [313-4501]
  Bundled Software:
                         Microsoft©Office 2000 Professional
                         2KPRO - [412-4646][412-7365]
  Norton Antivirus© at no
  additional charge:
                         Norton Antivirus© 2000
                         NAV2K - [412-5620]
  Service:
                         3 Year Next Business Day Onsite Warranty, Unisys
                         U3OS - [900-6240][900-6242]
  Proactive Support at no
  additional charge:
                         Dell Proactive Support by Attune
                         ATTUNE - [412-4258]

  Price*: $2,607
                                 36 Month Business Lease**: $99/month


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