Why does Athlon XP 3200 cost more than Athlon 64 3200?

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Why does Athlon XP 3200 cost more than Athlon 64 3200?
The former costs around $130 and the latter costs around $50.
Why?
 
Why does Athlon XP 3200 cost more than Athlon 64 3200?
The former costs around $130 and the latter costs around $50.
Why?
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It's called supply and demand. Some people will blindly upgrade an older
system when they could get a new one cheaper. that's just the way some
people are.:-)
 
that's just the way some people are.:-)
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I freely admit to getting attached to older systems, and being reluctant
to see them fade away. That's led me into one or two extremely
inefficient upgrades over the years.

Sometimes the heart rules the head. :-)

Andrew McP
 
Andrew MacPherson said:
I freely admit to getting attached to older systems, and being reluctant
to see them fade away. That's led me into one or two extremely
inefficient upgrades over the years.

Sometimes the heart rules the head. :-)
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XP really runs swell on even a Duron 700 if it has 384Mb of memory. That is,
256 added to the original 128. It will actually run in 128, but a 7200 rpm
disk is needed to swap fast enough. I know that because I did two XP
upgrades from Wins 98 and ME, and with 128Mb only, while waiting for more
memory to come from newegg. One machine had a 7200 rpm disk, the other a
5400.


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