Replies to post #40357 on Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)

[BUGGI1000]

@Mas - demand
Don't you think, that AMD has spoken to the BIG OEM's what
they think about the new coming line?
As many posters pointed out, you give the avarage JOE much
much more credibilty than it really has. I'm always surprised
in a BIG WAY, by what a amount the NON-KNOWLEGDE is. We are
way too educated here, thats our "problem" ... ;-)

BUGGI

[upc]

No, everyone does not know that. 99% of low-end buyers have no clue about XP performance ratings versus Celerons. Why would you think otherwise? Low-end Athlon XP prices are low precisely because they are effectively mislabeled with respect to their competition, and that's all the consumer looks at.

And I'm sorry, but the A64s do not have an average 5-10% performance cushion vs. Prescott at a given rating level. They have held their ASPs because AMD has ramped slowly and carefully, and because Intel has virtually no supply of high-end parts, and the parts they do have do not yet possess the features ( amd64 and NX protection ) that AMD's parts do.

upc