It appears that AMD just signed the biggest deal yet, with one-time Intel-only computer-maker Dell.
According to sources at the Inquirer, Dell’s AMD-powered offerings will include the full range of desktops, notebooks and workstations with an initial marketing focus on back to school notebooks for students.
The AMD-Dell deal not only includes 4P or 2P servers, but also focuses on desktop and notebook sales. The CPU’s being used are single and dual-core Athlon 64’s, Semprons and of course, Opterons.
The computers will be advertised as “Windows Vista Premium Ready”, and the graphics cards are likely to come from Nvidia.
For those wondering why a market leader like Dell might take the risk and go the competitor’s route at the time when new marchitecture from its primary partner Intel, is probably set to rock the world, there is only one simple reason: Supply.
Dell can get Conroes and a great share of WoodCrests and take a ticket to stand in line for Meroms, which are scheduled to be split between Apple and Lenovo. No other manufacturer will get anywhere near the volumes of these two, and Dell just does not like to be on a short leash. Especially if it spends valuable TV air-time and paper ads on products that look likely to be put on a back-order.
Source: The Inquirer
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