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Tuesday, January 07, 2003
PC Buying Guide Guest Column: 'Take Her Up to 2.4 GHz, Mr. Scott' - Peter Kastner, InternetWeek
For the past three months, a 2.0-GHz Pentium 4 microprocessor has been considered the standard for the corporate mainstream desktop, representing the best value in performance and price for the vast majority of enterprise workers. Not anymore. Continuing the trend toward faster, smaller, and cheaper, Dell, HP, and IBM recently added the 2.4-GHz Pentium 4 microprocessor to their single-price lower Pentium 4 price tier. Typically, this means corporate IT managers can order a desktop machine with a 1.8-, 2.0-, 2.2-, or 2.4-GHz Pentium 4 microprocessor and pay the exact same price at checkout.
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