Author: Charles Worthington
Date: 08:25:21 02/22/03
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On February 22, 2003 at 11:14:19, Charles Worthington wrote: >On February 22, 2003 at 11:06:00, David Dory wrote: > >>On February 22, 2003 at 10:30:07, Charles Worthington wrote: >> >>>On February 22, 2003 at 06:00:17, David Dory wrote: >>>> >>>>Same with computers. Everybody has their own preferences, (and strongly held >>>>preferences they are), based on their own attitudes, wants, budget, etc. >>>> >>>>Get what you want, enjoy the hell out of it, and let us know how you do with >>>>your CC ventures, please. >>>> >>>>But if you ask for opinions on this matter here - well, you'll surely get more >>>>than you want. :) >>>> >>>>Dave >>> >>> >>>Very True Dave...And at times I_do_ask for opinions on things. I am not a >>>programmer or engineer. But I have never asked for an opinion as to whether I >>>was wise to buy my Dell or not. Dells excellent service and support over the >>>years made that decision easy. Yes, perhaps I could have saved money somewhere >>>else or by building my own. But I do not have the time or interest to do so. I >>>just want to plug it in and go :-))) <<<<<<<Lazy Is what I might be ;-) >> >>I'm answering this on my trusty Dell laptop (but serious chess calls for the >>Athlon homebuilts). It's a mad world! :) >> >>Dave > > >Perhaps...I am not anti-AMD Dave...But, before i_do_ switch to an AMD they are >going to have to_show_me that they are faster than the 3.06 Xeons (without >overclocking the high end chips which every educated person here says is >unwise). I have already taken figures from 2 AMD 2600 cpus one a single xp the >other an overclocked mp and neither were even close to 3.06 Xeon speed. When >someone can post the kNs on the fritz server where i can_see_it then I will >switch. But AMD does not have a factory chip at this time which can make the >claim. And that is the truth. While i was writing the above my friend came on instant messenger and said she was going to buy a_new_ P4 2.4 GHz for 900.00 from Gateway. She uses hers on the fritz server as well. My advice to_her_was to buy the Athlon 2400xp. She is on a limited budget and the Athlon 2400xp is a_far_better option than buying an outdated p4.(and far faster) :-) In her situation I would never go with the Intel if I had a limit on what I could spend.
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