Prices: Tbird vs. PIII vs. CeleronII

[Dr Mordrid]

My local computer shop just started getting in their AMD Thunderbirds and Intel CeleronII's. Most are not the top end stuff so I tried to find as much common ground as possible;

Tbird 700mhz SktA: $195 USD
Tbird 650mhz Skta: $183 USD
PIII 700mhz Slot1: $269 USD
PIII 700mhz FCPGA: $268 USD
C-II 633mhz FCPGA: $189 USD (closest they had)

Note that the AMD Thunderbird, their topline chip, is cheaper than the equivalent CeleronII. Sheesh....

This dealer says he is already seeing a move towards AMD in his sales and he expects the Duron to accelerate it.

If this kind of pricing holds up Intel is in for a bad summer.

Dr. Mordrid


[This message has been edited by Dr Mordrid (edited 03 July 2000).]

[gibverse]

Now, if only we had an alternative to VIA's chipsets on the Athlon platform. Oh well, rumor has it that the AMD 760 chipset will have more Intel-ish performance, when it comes out later this year.

John