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Dell Finally Goes for AMD

Posted by Hemos on from the had-to-happen-eventually dept.

this great guy writes "You read it correctly. It had to happen one day. According to Forbes 'Dell Inc has informed its Taiwan contract makers of plans to develop devices based on Advanced Micro Devices Inc's microprocessors, and these suppliers are awaiting orders for global shipment, the Economic Daily News reported, citing industry sources.'"

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  1. Next story: Remarked Semprons Sold As Athlons by missing_myself · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dell-inux ready for mass market

  2. Real Men Use AMD by gsonic · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's not the GHZ speed, it's how you use it.

    1. Re:Real Men Use AMD by paranode · · Score: 5, Funny

      Exactly. It's not the speed of the clock, it's the suction of the instruction.

    2. Re:Real Men Use AMD by Oestergaard · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's the width, not the length, that matters ;)

      (Look where Intel got with their long pipelines, and see where good fat interconnects and amd64 took AMD)

    3. Re:Real Men Use AMD by Frankie70 · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's not the GHZ speed

      You are right, it's actually GHz.

    4. Re:Real Men Use AMD by nead · · Score: 3, Funny

      Everybody knows the ladies prefer the guys with the cache, regardless of their size and speed.

  3. Double checking calendar by Quasar1999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's not April 1st is it?

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  4. Are we sure its really AMD... by MosesJones · · Score: 4, Funny


    And not just Rebadged Intel Chips? I mean its quite a coincidence that these stories appear just after each other on Slashdot... a sure sign of an international conspiracy surely!

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  5. weather today by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Snow in Hell.

    1. Re:weather today by Captain+DaFt · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well, wadda y'know:
        http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/weatherInfo.php?loc Index=55275

      You're right!

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  6. In other news by kaiwai · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hell has just frozen over; on the spot is FOX News correspondance, and close friend of Satan, Karl Rove...

    "So Satan, it appears that hell has frozen over.."

    "NO, thats just a vicious rumour spread by enemies of the US, sorry, Hell.....things are just getting ready for Christmas.....this snow is just.....decorations.....*excellent*"

    "Really?!"

    "Yes really, so piss off...I"m trying to order my Dell AMD machine...."

  7. Out of the fire by Lucractius · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess dell just wanted out of the space heater buisness.

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  8. Dell using AMD, Apple using Intel by digitaldc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is this a sign of the end of the world? Or just one of the natural processors of life?

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  9. Re:Nothing but good... by dlZ · · Score: 4, Funny
    AMD has yet to prove the Athlon64 is more than a fluke (which is not to say I think it is a fluke, but AMD fanbois have a penchant for pretending AMD can do no wrong).

    AMD can do no wrong! I heard from a reliable source that the new chips will not only have 16 cores, but will cure cancer, do your dishes, and run under 40F!

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