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Old December 24th 07, 03:39 AM posted to alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus
Paul
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James wrote:
Can someone help me to understand AMD's marketing strategy?

Phenom 9700 - $319 (Amazon)
Intel Q6600 - - $279 (Amazon)

If you look at the sales numbers, Intel quads are outselling AMD nearly
10 to 1. If you look at the reviews, the Intel quad out-performs
anything from AMD. But the $319 price tag is no where near competetive.
So am I missing something, do I have my facts wrong, or what?

We know that competition is a wonderful thing for the consumer, but what
is AMD trying to do here?

-james


Maybe its the "collector's edition" :-)
Is the box it comes in, artsy looking ?

The price might reflect the product they'll be
selling next quarter, with the TLB bug fixed. I
don't see a reason to buy one today. Wait for the
fixed stepping, and for someone to rerun the
benchmarks.

Paul