Replies to post #13633 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[dougSF30]

InternetPlay,

That's pretty good news. Intel didn't manage to keep HP from shipping A64's completely, they just pushed back US availability from HP until the Emergency Edition P4's are ready. Oh, and build-to-order only, please. Interesting that AMD is the one getting premium pricing now. That's quite a change.

1Q 2004 for Win XP AM64 final product would be great.

Doug

[KeithDust2000]

InternetPlay, thanks for sharing! Now, you could make another post with the second part ;-) If there are other important parts in the article, let us know!

Hewlett-Packard Co. will offer the chip in high-end PCs in late November in the U.S., but only in built-to-order models. In Europe, it will offer the chip sooner in a limited number of PC models.

Considering the low volume of A64 in Q4, I´m not surprised about this. I´d be looking for more design wins once it ramps up. And yeah, it´s funny that the availability of the models in the US coincides with the P4 EE shipment date.

One important thing to watch will be if positioning A64 slightly above P4 will work. What´s special about "INTEL inside" if you´re basically hard pressed to find any models WITHOUT? AMD has the unique chance of positioning their A64 brand above the INTEL one, as a premium product with unique capabilities for those who don´t want what basically everyone has. I hope they can use that unique opportunity.