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To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (43503)	12/31/1997 5:44:00 PM
From: Meathead	Respond to of 186894

Re: I've put together two sub $1K systems. One based upon the Cyrix Media GX180, and the other on the AMD K6-233MHZ. You, obviously need a lot of cheap machines. Looks like you've pumped far more money into PC's than most average consumers... We need more folks like you who own 5 or more machines<ggg> Your new disposable PC's will last only one year instead of three. Keep in mind, corporations can't mass customize all their own machines out of Computer shopper... nor can many of the first time buyers out there... so a sub-zero for them is crap. We've always been able to assemble our own machines for a fraction of the cost it would take to buy from the likes of Dell/CPQ... you are aware of this aren't you? Wait a month or two and you will find $599 MediaGX200's and $899 Pentium 233MMX's. The argument that you cannot get power under $1K is pretty dead. I could buy killer trailing edge power for <$599 10 years ago that would run every application available just fine. What's really changed? Also, be aware that there's far more to a system and it's capabilities than just the CPU. IMO these internet appliances with basic PC functionality are growing the market in ways and into areas no-one can objectively measure at this point. Plays perfectly into the upcoming home server market.... 4-8 way SMP, lots of cheap terminals, easy to envision. I think we'll all be pretty surprised at the jump in overall volume when IDC rolls out its Q4/Q1 PC unit sales numbers. MEATHEAD

To: Paul Fiondella who wrote (43503)	1/1/1998 6:33:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul... RE: $599 MediaGX-200s... Well, Best Buy has MediaGX 180's (2200) for $599 already. They are being closed out for the new 220GXm (MMX)(32 meg SDRAM, 2.1 gig HD and 56k modem (AND two 'spansion slots) from CPQ...due anytime now...list $799. in a few months they should be at $699 or even $599...when the 250 GXm hits...After that it's the MXi...6x86Mx core with integrated 128bit video and a beefed up FPU...Then the real fun starts. Of course, it will be fun when the MediaGX notebooks hit...soon. It's hard not to watch with curiousity these sub $1000 PCs. Jim