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Intel Discontinues Extreme Edition P4
bizpile writes "X-bit Labs reports that Intel is stopping production of its Extreme Edition Pentium 4s. The company said in its statement sent to clients, 'Market demand for the Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading technology 3.20GHz with 800MHz processor system bus in mPGA478 packaging has shifted to higher performance Intel processors.'"
Since the arrival of Doom 3 I think we know to where the REAL market demand shifted.
Market demand has shifted to higher performance, and cheaper AMD processors ;-)
-- duh
But.... but... they used the "EXTREME" adjective!
That should've moved a million units , right there!
Sales reap: "Hey buddy, wanna buy a (takes deep breath) Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading technology 3.20GHz with 800MHz processor system bus in mPGA478 packaging ?"
Customer : "Er, no"
Sales Rep: "Hmm, the fact that it's the EXTREME EDITION does nothing for you?"
Customer : "Oh, its the EXTREME EDITION?!? I simply must take things to the (strains voice) EXTREME!! I'll take six!"
Sales Rep: "Really?"
Customer : "No, you idiot. Now show me your Athlon stock before I lose my patience and go buy my stuff online."
You are in a twisty maze of processor lines, all alike.
There is a lot of hype here.
> thus I use Intel. I tested AMD once.
Yup, you're right, them XScales sure beat those K5s
While you're at it, you'd better check your Microsoft using your Norton, I think your Adobe just got trashed.
Advanced users are users too!
But for real work, I prefer real computer.
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Market demand for the Intel Pentium 4 processor Extreme Edition supporting Hyper-Threading technology 3.20GHz with 800MHz processor system bus in mPGA478 packaging has shifted to higher performance Intel processors.
Try saying that with a mouth full of cheese three times fast...
And tomorrow the stock exchange will be the human race
No, It's Emergency Edition
Sales Rep: "Hmm, the fact that it's the EXTREME EDITION does nothing for you?"
Problem; anyone who is likely to be swayed by the fact it's called "Extreme" (*) is going to expect it to be spelled "Xtreme". Or "Xxxtreme". Or "Xtreme to the MAXXXXXXXXXXX!".
They could have put a little picture of Tony Hawk on top of the CPU (the fact that the heatsink would cover it up shouldn't matter when you're selling to cretins).
Anyway, it's passe now, Intel have just announced the "P4 Street Edition". It's totally urban, dude!
(*) Technical term: Stupid fscker with too much money.
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Intel still has a couple of advantages, and one of them is the heat problem that comes with AMDs. OK, in a normal case you'd never notice because you basicly have the room to fit in airconditioning if you wanted to. In a 1U case however, you have to stick to about 1cm (that's less than half an inch, for those who don't know the metric system) for a fan.
On a 1U with an intel on the motherboard, I've rarely had any cooling problems. On a 1U with an AMD I've on regular basis had problems. The money customers save on buying an AMD, they'll have to spend on buying a 2U instead of a 1U.
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