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In article <PPMORRIS.502.00091EC8@mailbox.syr.edu>, PPMORRIS@mailbox.syr.edu� 
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>In article <4aqu3u$dk9@char.vnet.net> ga04089@char.vnet.net writes:
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>>In article <4aiemu$evo_005@ts14-lake.pacific.net>, Me <ulhs@pacific.net> 
wrote:
>>>-> I am thinking of buying an all-in-one pentium system soon, but I am 
>>>-> wondering if I should wait for an upcoming price drop (due to the 
>>>-> unveiling of the P6).  Does anyone expect a pentium price drop soon for 
>>>-> this or any other reason?  What do you think system prices will drop to?
>>>I just got a P5 120 Mhz chip for $330.  P120 with a Triton MB and Pipelined 
>>>Burst Cache of 256k was just over $600.  Are prices dropping?  YES!!!
>>>gary
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>>A relative of mine who works for Intel thinks that the P6 will not put
>>the same pressure on pre-P6 chips as was the case with the P5 roll-out.
>>Distributors I've spoken to indicate they are expecting perhaps a 25%
>>price drop in the lower-end chips (P/75) through 1996, but
>>only about half of that for the higher-end chips (P/120+).
>>I'd say "go for it" whenever you come to a good deal; don't specifically
>>wait for the "drop".
>>P.S. gary's prices, above, are definitely a "good deal" :->...
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>It seems that one good strategy would be to then buy a P75 (provided of
>course that it meets your current needs) on a motherboard that is 
>capable of supporting high end Pentiums. Then, if you need more power
>later on, hopefully the prices will have dropped enough to get an even
>better deal. Again, you would have to be able to get by with the P75
>for a while for this to work.
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>I believe the Triton II motherboard is upgradeable to high end Pentium
>chips. Is this true? Are there any gotchas? Are there any other 
>motherboards that fall in to this category?
>
>_Pete M.


Yes they will the new 150's in the P5 family are already in most mail order
companies new systes, the P5 166's will be out shortly and probably within the
next 4-6 months P180's and P200's. If a 166mhz machine will do your work 
efficiently enough and your current motherboard supports it I would wait there 
for a while , the 180's and 200's may or may not be available in P5 only the P6

As for the P6 Pentium Pro systems, There isn't much need and in my opinion a 
waste of money unless you are running an NT or OS/2 server. You'd be better off
waiting for the 180 or 200 in the P6 family. BTW if you are still running any
16 bit applications the P6 family is not for you, the P5 family processors
will run 16 bit apps much faster. On a PC Magazine benchmark the P6-150Mhz only 
ran win 95 1 % faster, not much more bang for your buck.