> From: Susan Hays <[log in to unmask]> > I would appreciate some opinions on which is the faster processor: > AMD-K6 or a Pentium II? And is a Pentium II a lot faster than just a Pentium? I've bought and run AMD before, but I prefer the Intel chip. Recently we did two classes on fdisking, reformatting, and reinstalling Windows 98 on 6 identical clones simultaneously. Identical except that one had an Intel Pentium 3 CPU and the other five had K-6 3. All were 350 Mhz. The Intel machine finished formatting and installing Windows from the hard drive many minutes ahead of the AMD machines which were started on the same processes at the same time. It left all of the participants convinced the Intel chip had a big advantage in speed for certain intensive disk operations. YMMV. Later, Russell Smith Edtech Consultant, Journalist Region 14 Education Service Center Abilene, Texas http://camalott.com/~rssmith mailto:[log in to unmask] Better Schools Build Better Communities! PCBUILD mailing list is brought to you by: The NOSPIN Group http://nospin.com - http://nospin.org