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To: Milk who wrote (50704)	2/23/1999 5:54:00 PM
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milk Get your daily technology fix See a sample issue Briefing Centers Companies Products KillerDownloads Shopping Y2K Search Week in Review Community TalkBack Help Home Free Win98 Downloads Top 98 Games of the Year Decorate Your Desktop Berst Alert TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1999 Pentium III? Say "No Thank You!" for Now Jesse Berst, Editorial Director ZDNet AnchorDesk All things come to those who wait. All the benefits of faster computer chips, at least. If you want a faster, better, more powerful Pentium-based computer, the best thing you can do right now is... wait. Just wait. Yes, Intel is spending a bundle to launch the Pentium III, its fastest chip ever at speeds of 450 MHz. But if you chill for a few months, you'll get more speed for less money. The reason lies in Intel's historical method of rolling out processor upgrades. It brings them in at the high end. It overcharges for them as long as possible. It milks the market for people who absolutely must have more speed right now. If you're one of those people... you know it already. You're using a high-end app like 3D visualization or rendering and every extra megahertz saves you time and money. But if you're an ordinary professional worker, the Pentium III gives you few advantages right now. Here's why: Later models will be much faster. In fact, Intel says it may push the Pentium III to one gigahertz by the end of the year. You'll hate yourself if you pay a premium price now, only to see your friends get much faster machines for less. Software hasn't been optimized for the new chip yet, so you're not getting full advantage. Computer systems haven't been tuned yet. Vendors will start by slapping a Pentium III into machines designed for older processors. The other subsystems -- memory, bus, graphics -- may not keep up. You want a system designed for the P3 from the ground up. The chip hasn't been debugged yet. It's rare, but some Intel chips have been marred by computational errors. The ID controversy may force changes. The growing outcry over Intel's use of electronic identification technology in the P3 may force the company to make changes. And you don't want to be stuck with an old version. Intel's "milk-the-poor-suckers" strategy is increasingly out of step with the market. It gives competitors breathing room to chip away at the chip king's market share. It gives computer manufacturers a reason to continue using non-Intel chips. It even gives the FTC more ammunition in its ongoing antitrust investigation. Intel hasn't figured all of that out yet. It is going to roll out the Pentium III the old-fashioned way. That means you should shop the old-fashioned way, too. As in buyer beware. Your thoughts? Hit the TalkBack button. Join my Berst Alerts forum. And click on the QuickPoll to give us all a sense of how popular the Pentium III will become. My Pentium III Buying Plans: Gotta have it now. Will buy within three months I can wait a little while. Will buy within 12 months Who cares. I have no immediate plans to buy Now Read About... Pentium III: Total Coverage Pentium III: Big Score…or Big Snore? Will Computing Brawn Matter? Is Intel Aiming for the Wrong Market? TALKBACK: This story has several holes — Mark Maszak I hate to 'Berst' your bubble, but this story has several holes... Read More Four reasons why Pentium III will flop — Jesse Harris I don't care about the Pentium III, and I have a theory as to why it will be a flop. Read More Who cares? No plans to buy — John Russell AMD forced Intel to release PIII early — Neil Custer This is absolutely the smartest site I have been to — Joel Wallace What about the Intel boycott? — Attila Toth I've only got one pair of eyes — Marco Costantini Good things come to those who wait — John Bennett You have missed today's real story — Paul B. Mitchell I wish I was a butcher! — Victor Assivero I learned the hard way — Melvin L.Crafton You must have it in for Intel — Danny Wilder Who really needs the P3? — Dave Yates Do you guys know what a AMD K6-III is? — Rex Griffin First the Celeron chip was BAD, BAD, BAD — John DeSantis Old technology in a new wrapper — Kelly Dedman I suffer from 'chip envy' — Kip Henry All 'Intel Hype' — Matt Ticar The whole P3 thing is ok by me — Keith Hastings The K6-2 is much more responsive — Jerry Freter What? Are you Blind? — Daniel Regalia BRIEFING CENTER: CPUs READ MORE: News Special: Pentium III - ZDNN Pentium III? 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