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To: fyodor_ who wrote (32322)	3/20/2001 11:01:25 AM
From: jjayxxxx	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 275872

fyo - RE: PowerNow VERY relieved on AMD's behalf. As am I. Still, I wouldn't buy one without actually testing it first. Why not? The only alternative is SpeedStep. And if I understand correctly, SpeedStep's 'battery optimized' mode is identical to PowerNow's 'low power' mode -- essentially just reduced voltage for slower processor speed. [If this is wrong, I'm sure someone will let me know!] If you bought a computer with PowerNow capability, and PowerNow's auto mode wasn't to your liking, it would just mean you'd be left with, uh, sPeedsTep. JJ