Re: TI-H: OT: The Ad I saw

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Subject: Re: TI-H: OT: The Ad I saw
From: Grant Stockly <gussie@stockly.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 1999 12:16:55 -0800
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The hotter they get, the slower they get.  They're fast when you boot them,
but an hour later the heat sensors clock the CPU down.

Something that doesn't happen with SUN and PPC laptops.


>It ain't THAT close.  Close-ish, perhaps.  Well.  Hm.  Where can I see the
>results of that test?  :)  See, I'm in the market for a laptop, and there
>are already Celeron/466 chips available for them, so that might be a good
>idea.  Would a Celeron/466 system perform better than my PII/400 desktop
>system, you think?  Accounting for the 100MHz bus (or lack thereof), and
>all?
>I can spend about $2000 on this thing.  What do you guys suggest as far as
>processor, mem, gfx, etc?  Where should I look?  I'm sort of afraid to buy
>from Pricewatch because I've had bad experiences with PW companies in the
>past.  Should I get a personally configured Presario from Compaq?  I know I
>want to go with AMD because you get so much more for your $$$.  But.  Inform
>me!
>I agree with you, though, that the PII and PIII are overpriced for what you
>get.  I can't WAIT for the K7, baby :)
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>If you have seen tests you will see that the Celeron is a pretty close match
>to a PII. Pretty good for what is suppose to be a disabled PII. The PII is
>overpriced and as said in an earlier post, being phased out. In my opinion
>PIIs and PIIIs are garbage, I would not waste my money on those chips.
>
>
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Re: TI-H: OT: The Ad I saw

From: "J D" <starkruzr@hotmail.com>