amd cpu's

**buddylee123** · 12-15-2000, 03:06 PM

how come the AMD athlon 1Ghz costs more than the AMD thunderbird 1Ghz? Are Athlons better than thunderbirds?

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**!DOGgie** · 12-15-2000, 03:12 PM

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Originally posted by buddylee123:
how come the AMD athlon 1Ghz costs more than the AMD thunderbird 1Ghz? Are Athlons better than thunderbirds?

BY NO MEANS ARE THE ATHLONS BETTER THAN THE THUNDERBIRDS!

Now that I've gotten that straight, I think the original Athlons are more expensive because AMD might've decreased production of the originals and increased production of the Thunderbirds. (Right??)

Lemme repeat myself: BY NO MEANS ARE THE ATHLONS BETTER THAN THE THUNDERBIRDS!

Hope that helps.

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**Sketch** · 12-15-2000, 03:52 PM

I don't think classic Athlons are being produced any more at all. Because of that, and the fact that there is still some demand for them, the cost has to be high to ensure that they can keep some in stock. It's the law of supply and demand.

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**Phoenix** · 12-15-2000, 06:32 PM

Also, the cost of producing the Slot processors is typically higher than the cost of producing socket processors.

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**AMD_Forever** · 12-15-2000, 07:02 PM

the athlon classic/slot is more expensive because they're physically more expensive to produce, they're in limited quantity, in high demand, and they're a souvenir (spelled correctly?) of the beggining of competition in the cpu market space. ok maybe not that last one.................

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12-15-2000, 03:52 PM	#3
Sketch Hammerhead Shark Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 1,879	I don't think classic Athlons are being produced any more at all. Because of that, and the fact that there is still some demand for them, the cost has to be high to ensure that they can keep some in stock. It's the law of supply and demand. ------------------ Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular. __________________ Insert witty signature here

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Phoenix Hammerhead Shark Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Dallas TX Posts: 2,119	Also, the cost of producing the Slot processors is typically higher than the cost of producing socket processors. ------------------ "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." - Albert Einstein __________________ I like Toast

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12-15-2000, 07:02 PM	#5
AMD_Forever Mako Shark Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: >> Posts: 4,075	the athlon classic/slot is more expensive because they're physically more expensive to produce, they're in limited quantity, in high demand, and they're a souvenir (spelled correctly?) of the beggining of competition in the cpu market space. ok maybe not that last one................. ------------------ Instead of AMD_Forever, I really think it's more like "Competition_Forever"