Replies to post #8013 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[SemiconEng]

Several of the key launch partners had qualified their systems on Solectron's board (that Intel extorted Solectron into not shipping) which resulted in a 1 to 2 month delay for system availability.

Blah Blah Blah......... AMD's problems are all intels fault. Do you never get tired of blaming intel for AMD's problems?

Guess not.

Semi

[blauboad]

I guess the question is did the Solectron cancellation actually result in less Opterons being sold last quarter. Or rather, how many less.

Anyway, it's peanuts at this stage. Everybody knows servers are a slow sell, especially on a brand new architecture, chipsets, etc. SemiconEng seems to think that the AMD brand name is so trusted and revered in the IT world that it could expect to skip a slow-ramp up, but alas, they have to get in line at the lab like everyone else.

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I took an online look at that eMachines notebook.

$1,249 before a $100 rebate.

It looks like a great machine for the price.

I know eMachines does not have the best of reputations. Does anyone have any opinions on this Arima manufactured notebook?