Re: 486sx, 386dx question

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From: Dave Jenks
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 16:26

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In article <1992Oct26.084635.1@cc.newcastle.edu.au> info301a4@cc.newcastle.edu.au (Your Average Ordinary Everyday Dude) rambles on about:

>	Being in the market for a new computer, I am faced with a FEW
>	problems ...
>	No.1. Is a 386DX-40 with 4meg RAM, 105 MEG HDD Svga monitor ect.
>
>	No.2. Is a 486SX-25 with 4meg Ram, 105 Meg HDD Svga monitor etc.
>
>	What I want to know is .... Which is the better computer in 
>	terms of speed?

Reportedly, the 386DX-33 is only 71% the performance of the 486SX-25.
I have a 486SX-25, and the performance *is* noticeably better than any
386 I've ever used (which includes the 386DX-33).

The $200 is worth it (IMHO).

--Dave+
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