>
> I urge those of you contemplating a Pentium 4 purchase to read a
> cautionary note about its future written by Thomas Pabst, author of
> "Tom's Hardware Guide" at http://www.sysdoc.pair.com
>
> Basically, Pabst has written that if you buy a Pentium 4 before next
> summer, you may not be able to upgrade the processor alone to a faster
> P4 later on. According to him, Intel plans to change both the P4
> chipset and socket in mid-2001; Intel will still produce P4s after
> mid-2001, but those won't be motherboard-compatible with the current
> version of P4.
>
> Now, if you know you won't ever want to upgrade only your P4 processor
> without also upgrading the motherboard, or you don't mind having to buy
> a new motherboard in order to use a faster P4, then this is not
> relevant. Otherwise, have a look at the part of Pabst's Intel roadmap
> article at http://www.sysdoc.pair.com/cpu/00q4/001013/roadmap-02.html
> subtitled "Pentium 4 'Willamette' Is Just A Short-Term Filler".
>
> Richard Woods
>
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