Discontinue pentium?

[Skeithex]

They might lose customers who feel like they were ripped off for getting a machine that lasts 2 years instead of more.

[froggyboy604]

I feel most people who felt Intel ripped them off already switched to AMD CPUs.

Intel still earn a lot of money selling CPUs like Celeron and Pentium which are found on Office and school computers, and cheap laptops and desktops found at stores like Wal-mart.

[Skeithex]

I never really used AMD processor enough to know how well they hold over time on a low end.

[froggyboy604]

I still own a very old AMD Athlon 1700+ XP computer, and two AMD laptop. The last time I turned them both ON a few months ago, they still work. I think their performance is similar to Intel CPUs which have similar performance and prices.

I think AMD is not affected by Intel Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities, so AMD is more safe to use. Intel CPUs also can slowdown a lot after you install the security update for Spectre and Meltdown.

[Skeithex]

indeed, it does matter what you do with. As the more you use something, the slower it becomes.

[hungthinhphat]

It will stop. It is a matter of time. The backwardness will be replaced by advanced technology

[Skeithex]

would be nice if all pcs come with at least an i3, I think we're far along enough now that we need that much.