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To: Ian@SI who wrote (50989)	8/22/2001 10:11:37 AM
From: BWAC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Two things came to my mind: "With Dell carrying less than a week's inventory" Yet across the board chips have been down since DELL's report, DELL has been down, Contract Manufacturers like SLR have been down. Strange? Inventory down to the bottom of the box, yet the inventory suppliers selling off? "Intc Price reductions" So whats news about that? Has INTC ever raised the price of its older soon to be replaced chips? Doesn't INTC reduce prices just about every single year in the fall to clear inventory and set up for the faster processor upgrade?

To: Ian@SI who wrote (50989)	8/22/2001 10:33:48 AM
From: advocatedevil	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

Ian, It's certainly true that you can always wait a little longer and likely get a more powerful device at a lower cost. You might end up never owning a new PC as a result. However, the current introductions of hot new processors coupled with the much publicized price wars are probably capturing the attention more potential buyers than normal. I don't think this is the best time for PC consumers to be questioning whether to buy now or later. "Now" is always better, and not every "later" ends up getting purchased. In any case, I agree that it makes sense to buy a new PC when you absolutely need one. This is probably a non-issue. AdvocateDevil