Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 04:45:55 -0500 From: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual Core vs HyperThreading vs Dual CPU Message-ID: <20060112043142.9EA6.GERARD@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>
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Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> > 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
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