Posted on 02/17/2008 9:08:33 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Dell has developed a new line of AMD-based machines for businesses under the OptiPlex brand. At first sight, you won’t see a lot of changes from the old Dimensions C and E series, which were the first AMD system from Dell. The new features are under the hood.
Code-named “Heineken”, the official names of these new computers will be OptiPlex 740 and 740 Enhanced. The OptiPlex 740 comes with either a single or a dual-core Athlon 64 and GeForce 6150LE graphics/chipset combinations. The 740 Enhanced introduces triple-core and quad-core Phenom processors. These Phenoms are mounted on GeForce 6150LE/nForce 430 motherboards, but oddly enough, Dell will not use an integrated graphics subsystem.
The manufacturer opted to continue to use the old motherboard, while the graphics subsystem will be Nvidia’s Quadro NVS 210S, a decent entry-level card for the multi-monitor era. One of the more interesting system specs is the number of USB 2.0 ports, which is set at seven (the Intel-based OptiPlex 745 features eight ports).
We expect these two machines to end up in thousands of cubicles and offices around the world, but Dell has more plans with AMD. There are new AMD consumer systems scheduled for launch in the upcoming back-to-school period, in line with the announcement of the Peruses platform – which is a combination of AMD's triple-core or quad-core Phenom processor, AMD’s new chipset as well as ATI RV7x0 based graphics cards:
(Excerpt) Read more at tgdaily.com ...
So this would seem to be good news for AMD staying in the game....
Why market share is so important for AMD
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As it turned out, Dell never intended to announce this at all. Evidently, in the calm after the Yahoo/Microsoft storm, a reporter noticed that AMD had dropped off the choice list for Dell’s on-line ordering site. The result was that Dell chose to announce this move to make sure that the message stayed in control and avoid interpretations that Dell is abandoning AMD altogether, which isn’t accurate. You can view this announcement as a favor to AMD, providing damage control.
Intel will leave them in the dust...
No doubt optimized for that POS OS Vista.
So the stock price dip AMD took on the Dell announcement was the result of AMD’s decision to delay rollout of the Phenoms to correct their production problems and fix the errata in the L3, Dell had a timeline for CPU replacement/upgrade cycle that was disrupted by AMD’s decisions, and AMD paid the price.
There was a lot of money to be made trading AMD on these events.
The phenom is a great processor for the average Joe non gamers....it chews up anything I throw at it....
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