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Why Pentium?
Hello,
I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. |
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Why Pentium?
Talal Itani, 7/3/2006, 10:45:00 AM, M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04
wrote: Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. I believe most businesses purchase computers in lots. They buy the exact same computer and configure it the same way. In order to buy these kind of quantities they purchase their computers from computer companies such as Dell or HP. Until these manufacturers drop the Intel chips and move over to AMD-based computers you will continue to see most large companies staying with Intel. It is really more of an economic consideration than technical one for the buyer. -- "Laws are like sausages. It is better not to see them being made." ~ Otto von Bismarck |
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Why Pentium?
"Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. Most businesses buy the cheapest workstations they can from Dell, and Dell usually uses Intel processors. In other words, the businesses aren't choosing the processor. BUT, last I checked, Intel processors were actually cheaper. That happened because AMD has been kicking Intel's ass for years, performance wise, so AMD chips are in great demand. Plus, AMD has not ramped up production capacity to match Intel, yet. -Dave |
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Why Pentium?
"Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. I own two PC's I put together myself, one with the Athlon 2600+, the other with the Intel Pentium D dual core. The latter actually runs a bit faster(even though both PC's have the WD SATA Raptor drives running at 10,000 RPM). But it also runs at a higher temp and after nine months was beginning to overheat a bit. So I applied some thermal compound the other day which has corrected the problem. |
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Why Pentium?
In article M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04, Talal Itani says...
Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. Athlon for Gaming, Pentium for Media Encoding/image manipulation. Why do they use Pentiums? Because the mass manufacturer they buy from, i.e Dell, have a tie in with Intel so they get better prices. And for desktops, most businesses never bother researching anything other than the price. -- Conor Sig under construction. Please check back when Duke Nukem Forever ships and/or Windows Vista is released. Cashback on online purchases: http://www.TopCashBack.co.uk/Conor/ref/index.htm |
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Why Pentium?
In article . net, Mark
Mandell says... "Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. I own two PC's I put together myself, one with the Athlon 2600+, the other with the Intel Pentium D dual core. The latter actually runs a bit faster No, really? I wouldn't ever have guessed a processor, a generation newer than the other, with dual cores and twice the L2 cache of the other would run faster. -- Conor Sig under construction. Please check back when Duke Nukem Forever ships and/or Windows Vista is released. Cashback on online purchases: http://www.TopCashBack.co.uk/Conor/ref/index.htm |
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Why Pentium?
Intel has cheaper and more low-end hardware than AMD. But it does have the
more powerful processors. A Celeron is cheap, but it's not the best (I haven't had many problems with it) "Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. |
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Why Pentium?
"Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. If you choose Pentiums you don't have to bother installing a central heating system. T.I. |
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Why Pentium?
Intel is far from cheaper,if you go by CPU's that are comparable in
speed.Performance and cost are the main reason AMD has become a serious competitor for Intel.Until they appeared,Intel pretty much had the market to themselves,so businesses got used to using their products. "Travis" wrote in message news:dwbqg.114369$S61.99315@edtnps90... Intel has cheaper and more low-end hardware than AMD. But it does have the more powerful processors. A Celeron is cheap, but it's not the best (I haven't had many problems with it) "Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. T.I. |
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Why Pentium?
"Bazzer Smith" wrote in message ... "Talal Itani" wrote in message news:M3aqg.1208$543.1165@trnddc04... Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs? Surely most businesses research the pros and cons of a product before they make their purchases. Thank you for clarifying this for me. If you choose Pentiums you don't have to bother installing a central heating system. T.I. Hmm, running Athlon XP64 4400+ dual core here, did not have to bother installing a central heating system, runs great and cool! Go figure, Don |
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