From: peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva) Subject: Re: 486SXs as Unix Iron? Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1992 05:31:08 GMT
In article <1992Nov25.034149.672@pool.info.sunyit.edu> ujlh@pool.info.sunyit.edu (James Henrickson) writes:
> In article <id.U_7V.CUC@ferranti.com> peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva) writes:
> >In article <1992Nov21.040933.236@gandalf.ca> mramsell@gandalf.ca (Mark Ramsell) writes:
> >
> >>One final note.. Watch out for the systems that let you expand your 486sx cpu.
> >> This requires you to put a whole new processor in. Why didn't you just
> >> purchase the better processor in the first place?
> >because I can't afford to? I can get a 486SX/25 system for about the same
> >cost as a 386DX/40 and don't have to worry about my overdriven cache dying
> >of heat prostration. Then *if* I find that my system isn't fast enough I'll
> >stick a 486DX or even a DX2 (you can get systems that will let you do that)
> >in.
> You may come out on the losing end with an "upgradable" system. First of
> all, you won't get much money out of a used 486SX CPU.
Probably not. So?
> Secondly, a 486DX is usually cheaper if it comes installed in a motherboard.
Probably, but if it turns out I don't need to upgrade (which is likely: what
I'm hort of in my current 386/16 isn't speed: it's RAM) I've saved a bundle.
Plus, money has time value.
Finally, by the time I upgrade who knows what a clock-doubler will cost. It's
likely that the Pentium will be out by then, driving prices down even more.
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