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To: Sarmad Y. Hermiz who wrote (189694)	3/14/2006 1:04:47 PM
From: UpNDown	Respond to of 275872

Sarmad Y. Hermiz, on your posts Your first problem is assuming that the processors are equivalent if the end systems are sold at the same price. This is an unwarranted assumption and any conclusions reached on the basis of it are suspect. In fact, it is determined by the end user whether the equivalent of an Athlon 3000+ is a Pentium 2.6, 2.8, 3.0, 3.2 or even dual core Pentium. The sales assistant, of course, may attempt to sell the customer on one system or another, and may be biased by margins the company gets on the different systems. But in the end, the end user judges (or more likely guesses) what is equivalent based on his/her knowledge, prejudices, and sales input. System prices for Intel systems have historically offered less CPU performance for equivalent package price. This is because the marketing Intel has done allows them to command a higher "authority" level from certain classes of customers. The store translates this into higher prices for slightly less performant systems than the AMD competition. In my opinion, your equivalencing of an Athlon 3000+ and a Pentium 2.8 is undervaluing the Athlon. But that's my bias.