I feel as an enthusiast that we're getting stepped on. We know what we want, just we cant really know if we can get it. What Im referring to is cpu steppings. I just read this http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/07/11/energy-efficiency-intel-left-out-in-the-cold/page16.html and as we all know, or have found out, it says this
Now since most of us here know what we want, and the suppliers (newegg,ZZF etc) know this also, they dont take the time to let us know what were getting. The brick and mortars MAY let you pick thru, but maybe not. I dont like getting stepped on in this way. Is there anywhere that sells something you know that you want like a stepping? If so, let us know. There is one caveat, though, namely that the new version can not be bought from online shops because of missing information. You may have better luck at your local computer store, depending on how cooperative the staff are.