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To: Scumbria who wrote (42880)	5/23/2000 1:25:00 PM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93625

PC Magazine Answers Do I Need a Fast PC?; The Answer Depends on the Application Story Filed: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 9:43 AM EST NEW YORK, May 23, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- According to the editors of PC Magazine, while new, high-speed PCs will benefit users of graphics-intensive applications the most, the mere fact of their introduction will be a boon for everyone. How? The June 6 PC Magazine (on newsstands May 23) cover story, "Why You Need A Fast PC," explains that the introduction of 866-MHz and 1-GHz processors has caused an immediate and significant price drop in yesterday's fastest PCs, which are still quite fast enough for just about anybody. For those who need the latest, fastest PCs, Michael J. Miller, PC Magazine Editor-in-Chief, said, "There's no question that faster computers make a huge difference if you're creating graphics for Web sites, editing photographs or videos, editing or digitizing music, and of course running applications like CAD or solid modeling. PC Labs tests showed there's even a difference in heavy-duty Web browsing and when you're running multiple applications simultaneously. But we've found that faster PCs really don't make much of a difference when you run everyday word processing, spreadsheet, and business graphics applications." In fact, the review concludes that "Business professionals who run standard office and financial packages will find that a 600- to 800-MHz PC is all they need, and that they can put the extra money into the PC's components and peripherals, such as a CD-RW drive and a larger monitor." For this roundup of high-end PCs, PC Magazine's editors invited the top thirteen PC manufacturers and vendors (based on IDC data) to submit their fastest PCs. Apple was also invited to submit its fastest machine running Mac OS 9. PC Magazine's Editors' Choice award went to two systems: the 866-MHz Dell Dimension XPS, a Pentium III machine for Web content creators; and the 850-MHz Systemax Ascent Athlon system for business users. So what happened to the new, high-flying 1-GHz PCs? While they scored very well on PC Magazine's Winstone, WinBench and i-Bench tests, the editors felt that the performance boost wasn't significant enough to warrant the higher price. According to the PC Magazine article, if you decide that you need one of the fastest PCs, you should also consider such things as Rambus memory (RDRAM), which significantly improves performance in true multi-tasking environments, and improved graphic accelerators, which were included on 11 of the 15 PCs reviewed. The complete ratings and reviews appear in the June 6 issue of PC Magazine, now available on newsstands.