Hardware experiences?

[James Knott]

D. Hugh Redelmeier wrote:
> | From: William Park <opengeometry-FFYn/CNdgSA at public.gmane.org>
> 
> | Interesting... I'm thinking about getting rid of all my P2/P3's (all 4
> | of them) and replace them with a single P4 system.
> 
> I've never bought a P4 (except for junky & cheap Celeron D systems).
> I would think that it would be silly to do so know.
> 
> Core 2 is best right now, but not cheapest.
> 
> Athlon is good, and cheap.
> 
> So why buy a P4 which isn't good and can hardly be significantly
> cheaper than Athlon?

That would depend on whether you're buying new or not.  There are plenty
of name brand "refurb" P4 systems available for about $200, which are
sufficiently powerful for many users.
> 
> Back-of-envelope calculation: P4 might take 40 more watts than an
> Athlon.  If you leave your machine on all the time (which I do, and I
> would guess you do) that amounts 
> 	40W * 24h/d * 365d/y = 350kwh / y
> or about $20 extra per year in power charges.
> 
> Bonus: the latest Athlons (those that use DDR2) and all Cores (except
> T2300e) have hardware assistance for virtualization.

I've got an Athlon 64 3200+, which I bought in June.  I assume it would
have that too.

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