[luau] processor opinion

[W. Wayne Liauh]

Many benchmarks can be misleading because they were using RDRAM for 
Pentium 4.  The Pentium 4s are designed to run with the Rambus DRAM, 
which, for a number of reasons, has completely disappeared from Intel's 
recent roadmaps.  With RDRAM, Pentium 4 is a crippled CPU.

Athlon XPs are more cost-effective then Pentium 4s.  Actually, 
personally I would still prefer Athlon XPs even if there were at the 
same price.  The lowered price of Athlon XP is simply a bonus.

But, YES, I will definitely get a Clawhammer when it comes out.  This 
could be THE most exciting event for the stagnant or even (obviously) 
dwindling PC industry.