Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 10:30:05 03/28/01
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On March 28, 2001 at 13:16:08, Eugene Nalimov wrote:
>Cristophe,
>
>You are writing "all world is not the USA". Exactly. Today I checked 2 websites:
>computer shop near me at Redmond, USA, and computer shop near my previous home
>at Novosibirsk, Russia (city at the southern Siberia, more-or-less at the
>geographic midpoint of the Russia). Both are *not* the cheapest ones; buying by
>the Internet would be cheaper.
>
>In the USA:
> 2 PIII/667 CPUs plus dual MB: $490
> 1 PIII/1GHz plus single MB: $430
>In the Russia:
> 2 PIII/667 CPUs plus dual MB: $430
> 1 PIII/933 plus single MB: $380
>
>So, in both cases single-processor system is cheaper, but only by $50-60. And
>comparable configuration in Russia is cheaper -- exactly what I expected, as
>labor in Russia is much cheaper than in the USA. And yes, in Russia $50 is
>*very* noticeable amount for the common people, but it's only 5-8% of the total
>computer price, so usually it's possible to buy slightly better and more
>responsive system.
>
>So all the world is not France and her territories, either.
Of course all the world is not France and his territories, and thanks for
posting these prices.
I would also be interested by prices from India and South America BTW.
Also I notice that 667*1.7=1134, so actually the dual PIII-667 is slightly
faster for chess than the single PIII-1GHz.
On the other hand the single is cheaper and I think an Athlon 1.1GHz would be
faster for chess.
But you are right, they are close.
Christophe
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