From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 12 09:46:03 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F7AF16A41F for ; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:46:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from smtp3.suscom.net (smtp3.suscom.net [64.78.119.250]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C12743D46 for ; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:46:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from localhost (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by smtp3.suscom.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E630F210135 for ; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 04:46:00 -0500 (EST) Received: from smtp3.suscom.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp3.suscom.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 29953-01-4 for ; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 04:45:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from seibercom.net (ip148.217.susc.suscom.net [216.45.217.148]) by smtp3.suscom.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 0D841210134 for ; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 04:45:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from [192.168.0.2] (budman [192.168.0.2]) by seibercom.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k0C9jr4N026056 for ; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 04:45:54 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 04:45:55 -0500 From: Gerard Seibert To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: gerard@seibercom.net Organization: Seibercom.net In-Reply-To: <00B61835-9B73-4058-ABDF-888B522B1A97@u.washington.edu> References: <20060111203616.46021.qmail@web33314.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <00B61835-9B73-4058-ABDF-888B522B1A97@u.washington.edu> X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q Message-Id: <20060112043142.9EA6.GERARD@seibercom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Becky! ver. 2.24.01 [en] X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.87.1/1238/Wed Jan 11 05:19:06 2006 on seibercom.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at suscom.net Subject: Re: Dual Core vs HyperThreading vs Dual CPU X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:46:03 -0000 Garrett Cooper > No kidding. But I doubt the competence of people that buy computers =20 > from big name manufacturers, unless they bought it maybe for server =20 > applications, large scale deployment of machines, etc. Gotta love =20 > their little Flash graphics with the "balls" representing "bits", =20 > just hopping along the CPU/cores... lol. > -Garrett =46rom a strictly marketing/advertising sense, it is a rather useful tool. Honestly, they could have posted a 5000 word white paper detailing the specs and performance gains versus none hyper-threaded or dual cored PCs, but how many actual potential buyers would have actually read or understood it. That little visual aid they developed immediately attracts a potential buyers attention. I do question why you make the statement, "I doubt the competence of people that buy computers from big name manufacturers" however. I happen to own two Dell computers, along with an old Compag (my first). In the past ten years or so, I have purchased at least 6 personal PC's and recommended dozens more to my friends. At least when buying from a well kno= wn manufacturer, the odds are that they will be around if something goes wrong with the unit. I have know individuals who have purchased from lesser known manufacturers only to discover that they were no longer in business in a year or two. I look for stability in the companies I do business with as well as the units I purchase. I personally find your statement somewhat insulting. --=20 Gerard Seibert gerard@seibercom.net