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| 292911 | 2004-11-16 11:06:00 | Why Does Dell not include AMD CPU's in their PC/laptops? I called Dell on the stupid 0800 to ask if they sell any laptop with AMD cpu's basically because they are much cheaper and would therfore bring the laptop cost down considerably and also kicks pentiums butt. The guy on the phone said nope and when asked why....he just went umm not too sure. Article on PCW says it would suck up the whole capacity of AMD if Dell goes with AMD! Aint this sounding B******T. |
lotto (6285) | ||
| 292912 | 2004-11-16 11:35:00 | Dell have had talks with AMD a number of times but have never gone all the way with it. By a strange coincidence Dell usually have Intel banging on there door soon afterwards, the implications of that are that Dell, who are Intels biggest customer by a long way, have been using AMD to drive Intels prices down (for Dell only of course). Apparantly they are talking with AMD again, but word is, if any thing comes of it, it will be for server CPU's and not desktop/lappies. And no, AMD would not be able to supply Dell's CPU requirements on it's own at the moment however, you wouldn't expect Dell to go all AMD. Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 292913 | 2004-11-16 11:47:00 | and just to highlight Dells might,The Intel extreme chips were never meant to be manufactured due to their heat issues,cost of manufacture and lack of performance,Intel knew this chip would make them look very bad in the eyes of the enthusists market(a tiny market no matter which way you slice it) Dell instructed Intel to put it back on the roadmap and start production,Intell done so without objection even though it could only hurt their reputation. Marketing is king after all. Dells influence on the market can not be underestimated,they call the shots now,they can tell suppliers what the price will be,they tell them what they want to be made available, Clever people involved in that company. |
metla (154) | ||
| 292914 | 2004-11-16 11:57:00 | Murray, The Scandall sheets are stating amd in dell servers "Almost this time" . I think Dell likes the amd 64 compatability over the lack of in intell, Dell have got that big that if they dont let in amd and linux or something/one else a little they are looking at anti trust . The only other option is to make their own . Why do that when you can force the suppliers to load the R and D costs onto the other customers? D . |
drb1 (4492) | ||
| 292915 | 2004-11-17 00:47:00 | Dell are using AMD for 64bit processors in servers . They haven't used AMD for the lower cost stuff mainly because AMD couldn't produce enough for Dell . Dell buy a lot of CPUs . Intel have the production capacity . AMD probably can't afford the very expensive production facilities needed on the basis of one customer . The customer might change its mind . :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 292916 | 2004-11-17 01:03:00 | AMD are already building a new fabrication plant (for new chips) and contracted another one to produce for it . Still, it probably wouldn't be enough to supply all Dell's CPU requirements . Talk in the gutter is, that Dell are being forced to look at the Opterons or lose big in the server market because Intel's lower end offerings suck so bad they blow . Murray P |
Murray P (44) | ||
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