WOW! P4 prices go down.

BaD_BURN · November 22nd, 2001

I was reading a paper this morning when I came about an ad for a computer shop here in our place. Then my eyes almost dropped offa my sockets when I saw the prices for 1.4GHz and 1.5GHz P4s. $130 for a 1.4 and about $150 for a 1.5. WOW! That's a HUGE price drop.:eek: :eek: :eek:

**Ryos** · November 22nd, 2001

Actually, if you put it into perspective, that's not all that much larger than the usual periodic price drops. I'm sure the larger than normal price drops have nothing to do with the fact AMD is putting a major dent into Intel's profits...There is already another recent thread on this very subject at http://www.ngemu.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=7608.

Fury · November 22nd, 2001

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Originally posted by BaD_BURN
I was reading a paper this morning when I came about an ad for a computer shop here in our place. Then my eyes almost dropped offa my sockets when I saw the prices for 1.4GHz and 1.5GHz P4s. $130 for a 1.4 and about $150 for a 1.5. WOW! That's a HUGE price drop.:eek: :eek: :eek:

i'm not very suprised...!!!

for me p4 is nothing but a big fraud...!!!!!!!!
an p 4 in some occasions(some games etc) can be slower then an celeron(a good one of course)...

don't like intel a bit...

**Demigod** · November 22nd, 2001

Well, the current generation Pentium 4 (Willamette) was never meant to be Intel's mainstream processor. It's just a tide-over to get the industry motivated towards its new technologies until the Northwood arrives to replace it (kinda like the Pentium Pro). The reason why the Athlon, the P3 and even the Celeron can often times outperform the Pentium 4 is because the vast majority of the software today is optimized for the P6 core.

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BaD_BURN In limbo Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Cave dweller Posts: 914	WOW! P4 prices go down. I was reading a paper this morning when I came about an ad for a computer shop here in our place. Then my eyes almost dropped offa my sockets when I saw the prices for 1.4GHz and 1.5GHz P4s. $130 for a 1.4 and about $150 for a 1.5. WOW! That's a HUGE price drop.:eek: :eek: :eek:

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Ryos Revenger of Vengeance Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,250	Actually, if you put it into perspective, that's not all that much larger than the usual periodic price drops. I'm sure the larger than normal price drops have nothing to do with the fact AMD is putting a major dent into Intel's profits...There is already another recent thread on this very subject at http://www.ngemu.com/forums/showthre...&threadid=7608. __________________ Sanity is overrated. Last edited by Ryos; November 22nd, 2001 at 06:27.

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Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,811	Well, the current generation Pentium 4 (Willamette) was never meant to be Intel's mainstream processor. It's just a tide-over to get the industry motivated towards its new technologies until the Northwood arrives to replace it (kinda like the Pentium Pro). The reason why the Athlon, the P3 and even the Celeron can often times outperform the Pentium 4 is because the vast majority of the software today is optimized for the P6 core. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66 Ghz (Yorkfield) Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 2048 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 PCIe w/ 1024 MB GDDR3 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 300 MB Maxtor & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) OS: Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit)

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