Of course, to use the Pentium 4, you must also
get expensive RAMBUS memory  :-(

Early reports are that a 1.7Ghz processor is only 4-5% faster
than a 1.5Ghz Pentium 4.

I think I will stick with AMD, as I can get a 512mb system
for the same range as a 128mb Pentium 4 Rambus system.

Stil waiting for my quantum computer :-)


-----Original Message-----
From: Gavin Scott [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 3:14 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: more on Itanium


Wirt writes:
> Perhaps of greater interest is the fact that Intel will most
> likely announce its newest chip this coming Monday, a 1.7 Ghz
> Pentium 4 device.

I'm holding out for at least 2.0 :-)

> While the target price for the chip was originally publicized
> to be $700, rumors are that they will announce the chip at
> either $500 -- a truly substantial drop
> -- or even perhaps, at $350 per processor.

The P4's seem to have gotten a bad reputation for things like the
processor's tendency to run at 1/2 speed if you actually try to
use it enough that it warms up a little, and I think I heard that
they were about to drop all the P4 prices by like 50% in order to
try to boost sales.

> Reasonably astounding pricing and speeds.

Absolutely.

G.

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