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To: Bilow who wrote (59021)10/27/2000 1:47:48 PM
From: Ian Anderson  Respond to of 93625
 
I will certainly let the overclockers and enthusiasts suck it and see before I buy one. An acceptable degree of reliability for me would be much higher than they need. I would pay an extra $500 for the difference between MTBF of 3 months and 5 years. Any rational business would do the same.

Also from bitter experience of other "compatible" processors, I will only buy Intel, and I don't think Intel systems with DDR are ready yet?

I will be surprised if any manufacturers with a reputation for testing and reliability are actually *selling* DDR systems on Monday. I would also be surprised if any of them carry a CE mark indicating that they have been independently tested for EMC issues.



To: Bilow who wrote (59021)10/27/2000 2:24:44 PM
From: Maverick  Respond to of 93625
 
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To: Bilow who wrote (59021)10/27/2000 2:43:43 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 93625
 
Carl, <DDR2100 is rolling out on Monday>

I suspect this will be a "phantom launch" by AMD in order to pre-empt the Pentium 4 launch coming next month. Funny thing is that the public seems to forgive AMD and Via for phantom launches, but when Intel tries a few, there is an uproar.

Still, a "phantom launch" eventually turns into real product sooner or later, so I guess by then my point will be moot.

Tenchusatsu