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In article <4aqu3u$dk9@char.vnet.net> ga04089@char.vnet.net writes:

>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
> 
>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" :->...
> 

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.

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.