Re: Pentium III or K7 Athlon?

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From: John Appleyard
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 00:00

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In article <B$MM+bAQpQx3EwPZ@urban75.demon.co.uk>, ms
<mike@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
>I'm about to slap out on an uber machine, and am currently weighing up
>the pros and cons of a Pentium III 600 against one of these new fangled
>K7 Athlon chips. Word is that the Athlons are very fast and offer
>significant benefits over the Pentium, but what are the drawbacks?
>
>Mike

Bleeding edge technology is expensive and often buggy.
According to the latest Insight price list - 

P3/600        �435  + �79  for M/B and fan  + VAT
Athlon/600    �475  + �148 for M/B and fan  + VAT

In 6 months, the CPU prices will have halved. 

Why not go for a Celeron 466 (�83 + �76 + VAT) and spend the rest on a
week away in New York?
-- 
John Appleyard             John@polyhedron.com      John@polyhedron.co.uk

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