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To: Paul Engel who wrote (32742)	5/18/1998 1:07:00 AM
From: Kevin K. Spurway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571808

Re: "Also, the 30% savings becomes negligible as you start factoring in software costs. Saving a few bucks on hardware is a distraction when total costs get factored in over a period of time." Paul, that's like saying the Federal government should buy $200 toilet seats because the toilet seat expenditures are a negligible part of the total budget. It doesn't make sense. AMD's customers are box makers. Box makers are looking to save every penny they can as long as they can still deliver equal performance. Over time, small savings add up to big bucks. Kevin

To: Paul Engel who wrote (32742)	5/18/1998 1:27:00 AM
From: Ali Chen	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571808

Paul, <Pricewatch that listed several vendors for a $253 Pentium II - 300 MHz.> I would not recommend to bet on these P-IIs. They likely are the remarked P2-233 or 266: heise.de

To: Paul Engel who wrote (32742)	5/18/1998 12:52:00 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571808

Paul, these $253 P2-300's are almost certainly remarked p2-233's and p2-266's. How else do you explain the fact that Intel's quantity 1000 price for the P2-300 is $380, with a scheduled price cut to $310 in 3 weeks. tomshardware.com The $253 P2-300's are stolen, remarked or "removed from equipment" chips. Instead, compare the price of the boxed, 3 year warranteed K6-300 to the boxed, 3-year warrenateed P2-300. Here's what you'll find: AMD K6-300: $255 Pentium II-300: $365 Add in the $40 savings for comparable AGP motherboards and 25 watts less heat dissipation and you can see why K6-300 systems are selling like hotcakes. Petz

To: Paul Engel who wrote (32742)	5/20/1998 8:10:00 PM
From: Maverick	Respond to of 1571808

MD Targets Notebook PCs With Its K6 Processor by Andy Santoni InfoWorld Electric April 3, 1997 AMD is preparing to broaden its focus for the K6 processor from the desktop to mobile computers, officials said Wednesday. Laptops using the chip could be available later this year. K6 is AMD's alternative to Intel's Pentium II processor. The K6 chip is being characterized for mobile applications now, said Atiq Raza, senior vice president and chief technical officer at AMD. Mobile versions of the device will be offered to manufacturers once the specifications are firm. Raza would not speculate on when laptop K6 systems would ship. Improvements in semiconductor manufacturing technologies will help AMD bring the K6 to mobile applications, explained Vinod Dham, vice president of AMD's Computation Products group.