It is somewhat odd to hear that Sun and Intel to Announce Server CPU Deal Today at a time when I'm mid-way through a thorough review of the of Sun's current flagship AMD based workstation.

The announcement relates to Intel's Xeon server-grade CPU and Sun's server line, of course, so it's not going to affect the workstation. At least for the moment.

When Sun first starting making workstations and servers with the x86 chip they were one of the few OEMs that used AMD chips. Intel have, by comparison, always been the primary choice for OEMs, with most system builders and home builders opting for the often cheaper and just as quick, or quicker, AMD chips. This is obviously a blow to AMD, and a boost to Intel who have had various accusations of lack lustre speed in their chip range.