intel gotta be smokin' something...

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » Thu Apr 19, 2001 2:23 am

The Athlon 1000MHz/200fsb costs $20 less than a Celery 850??? jeeezz...

compuwiz1 · Post by **compuwiz1** » Thu Apr 19, 2001 2:46 am

Huh??

TBird 1GHz 200 bus is $131 on Price watch, where the Celeron 800 is $92. Didn't see the 850. Is it like $150+ ??

Buzz · Post by **Buzz** » Thu Apr 19, 2001 3:05 am

I live in norway

The 1GHz Tbird is 1695,- and the celeron 850 goes for 1845,- thats about... ok not $20 but about $15 difference... still it's over the Tbird

Here ya go

http://www.komplett.no/k/k.asp?AvdID=1&CatID=4

But you get lower prices is america...

compuwiz1 · Post by **compuwiz1** » Thu Apr 19, 2001 3:11 am

That is crazy!

Yep, I don't see how Intel can figure a crippled Celeron is worth so much money...sheesh.

VidmanII · Post by **VidmanII** » Thu Apr 19, 2001 8:14 pm

At this point Intel is relying on one thing and one thing only. BRAND NAME recognition. Anybody who knows anything about CPUs knows that they are currently getting their a$$ handed to them in a BIG WAY by AMD. But the general public, who are not for the most part cognizant of that fact, is still seeing those big buck advertising slots with the dopey blue guys in every conceivable hi-buck time slot ( e.g. NCAA Final Four etc.)........don't underestimate the resources for advertising that Intel can throw out there. Nonetheless, the truth IS getting out. Especially with the OEMs who ultimately feed the "Best Buy" type PCs to Joe Average. I even saw where a semi-conductor industry sector analyst was advising that by the end of the year, "people should be OUT of Intel and INTO AMD." That sounds like some sage advice for both PC owners AND investors.