Dell selling Opterons

[mubs]

The beginning of the end of the resistance.

 

[Howell]

Strangely I can't find Dell selling anything to drop the processor into. I wonder if this is a case of NY state having to purchase things through Dell and yet desiring an Opteron.

Hopefully it is as you said, the end of the resistance.

 

[Mercutio]

Around 10 - 12 years ago, when Dell was really starting to emerge as THE mail-order OEM, there was a rumor that Dell's boxes were literally built and configured by Intel.

As I think back, that might be true. Intel wasn't marketing motherboards then, and it had to start someplace.

Dell has always had very close ties to Intel, and it really is a sea change to see Dell (and for that matter Sun) move toward AMD.

 

[sechs]

We're sorry that we could not find anything that matched your search.

 

[mubs]

It was there; I saw the page. They must have pulled it with all the hits the page must have got as the news spread. Bunch a chicken!

 

[CityK]

Yep, saw it too. Opteron 148 for (I think it was) $849

 

[Handruin]

I saw it also, but I don't remember the price.

 

[Stereodude]

I don't see the significance. Dell gets their stuff from Ingram Micro just like everyone else. The fact that they're selling AMD stuff in their accessory store that drop ships from Ingram Micro doesn't mean much if you ask me. Call me when they start shipping systems with AMD chips in them.

 

[mubs]

You didn't give us the number, SD.

 

[Stereodude]

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES OPTERON - 148 UP; 64BIT CPU; 2.2GHZ; $869.47; Usually Ships: 5-7 Days.

Dell Part# A0297790

http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?image=MTA4MDE1NTg3OWlBcmh6cUZDVHlfMV8xX2wuZ2lm

http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?image=MTA4MDE1NTg3OWlBcmh6cUZDVHlfMV8yX2wuZ2lm

 

[Onomatopoeic]

Dell's on one side of town and AMD is on the other side of town (ahem... near the Motorola PPC factory).

After allthese years, it's good to see that Dell finally noticed the existence of AMD.

 

[Will Rickards WT]

You didn't give us the number, SD.

Did you perhaps mean his phone number?

 

[mubs]

Yup. :wink: