HP is selling 3.4 and 3.6Ghz 64-bit enabled P4s!!!
This confirms that P4 will get 64-bit support as soon (or as late, heh) as tomorrow.
However, if you do the math, the 3.2Ghz is 200 bucks cheaper than the 64-bit 3.4, and from pricewatch, the difference should only be ~$134. This suggests that a P4 3.4Ghz with EM64T enabled costs $66 more than the regular P4 550. This is directly from a workstation offering from <A HREF="http://h20204.www2.hp.com/dstore/MiddleFrame.asp?page=config&ProductLineId=433&FamilyId=1873&BaseId=12080&oi=E9CED&BEID=19701&SBLID=" target="_new">this link</A>. It could only be, however, that pricewatch has the 3.2Ghz and 3.4Ghz for a cheaper price than HP, so it could be wrong, but it's possible that 64-bit enabled P4s will get a price premium...
...I think this is <i>not</i> a good idea. Personally, If I were to buy a P4, I wouldn't settle for a P4 withOUT the 64-bit funtionality....
<i><font color=red>You never change the existing reality by fighting it. Instead, create a new model that makes the old one obsolete</font color=red> - Buckminster Fuller </i>
This confirms that P4 will get 64-bit support as soon (or as late, heh) as tomorrow.
However, if you do the math, the 3.2Ghz is 200 bucks cheaper than the 64-bit 3.4, and from pricewatch, the difference should only be ~$134. This suggests that a P4 3.4Ghz with EM64T enabled costs $66 more than the regular P4 550. This is directly from a workstation offering from <A HREF="http://h20204.www2.hp.com/dstore/MiddleFrame.asp?page=config&ProductLineId=433&FamilyId=1873&BaseId=12080&oi=E9CED&BEID=19701&SBLID=" target="_new">this link</A>. It could only be, however, that pricewatch has the 3.2Ghz and 3.4Ghz for a cheaper price than HP, so it could be wrong, but it's possible that 64-bit enabled P4s will get a price premium...
...I think this is <i>not</i> a good idea. Personally, If I were to buy a P4, I wouldn't settle for a P4 withOUT the 64-bit funtionality....
<i><font color=red>You never change the existing reality by fighting it. Instead, create a new model that makes the old one obsolete</font color=red> - Buckminster Fuller </i>