Saturday, August 10, 2002

WOO HOO!!!!  check this out.  Intel introduces a new chip on Sept. first and announces further price cuts on Sept 7th.  Looks like the time IS here for that PC. Intel Corp., which recently reported low quarterly revenues and announced plans to lay off 4,000 workers, has decided to move up price cuts originally set for late October to Sept. 1 in a bid to boost sagging sales, according to a market analyst. Jonathan Joseph, of Salomon Smith Barney Inc., in San Francisco, said the giant chipmaker will slash prices on its Pentium 4 processors up to 37 percent in conjunction with the release of its 2.8GHz chip Aug. 25 and in a second round of cuts Sept. 1.  MORE... 3:05:58 PM     Great news for my PC quest...The golden age for flat-panel monitor makers is ending after 10 months. After rizing  for nearly a year, the prices on components for flat-panel monitors have begun to drop. And, although consumers have yet to see the benefits of the component reductions, retail prices on finished monitors will decrease steadily as the year goes on, analysts say. "The second quarter was not what everyone was expecting," said Rhoda Alexander, director of monitor research for iSuppli/Stanford Resources, a market research firm. "People are going to see some (price cutting) activity during the back-to-school and holiday season."  MORE... 2:53:03 PM     This is it.   It is time to select and buy a new PC.  The prices are low and the products are great.  The problem, they will be lower and the greater if I wait.  Jon and I have decided that Sept is the time to actaully do it.  So...  I have began (as if it hasnt ever stopped) looking for what to get.  Actually, I will get a Dell since I have been pleased with them and the tests bear out its performce and value.  Besides I use them at work and can get some advice if need be there.  2:34:22 PM

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