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ExtremeTech has put up a news story on the latest Pentium 4 processor

While numerous OEMs have supported the launch of Intel's new hyperthreading-enabled 3.06-GHz Pentium 4, whether or not the feature will be useful remains a subject of debate.

OEMs like Dell and Gateway appear poised to highlight the technology's advantages in advertisements and other promotions. But interestingly, one "enthusiast" OEM-who might have been thought as a strong backer of any new technology-characterized the improvement as only a slight one.

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