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- From: ernesto@crhc.uiuc.edu (Ernesto Su)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: 586-clones: WHEN?
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- Date: 4 Sep 92 08:13:01 GMT
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- Organization: Center for Reliable and High-Performance Computing, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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- In a recent post, somebody mentioned that 586 clones will start appearing
- this Fall, and that they will be relatively cheap. I assume that their
- release will drive the current prices on 486's and 386's down even further.
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- I plan to buy a 386 or 486 system soon, but I think it might be a good idea
- to wait for lower prices when the 586 comes out (I can wait up to 2 months).
-
- My questions are:
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- 1. Will there be 586's in the market within 2 months?
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- 2. Will the 586's drive down significantly the prices of 486's and 386's,
- or are these machines already priced close to their cost, leaving little
- room for lower prices?
-
- and the most important question:
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- 3. Should I wait?
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- Any info/comments will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
-
-
- Ernesto Su ernesto@crhc.uiuc.edu
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