While it was well known that early Pentium 4 cpu were greatly under performing in the PC enthusiast circles of the time, consumer were left at the mercy of Intel advertisement campaign and were unfortunately misled.
In 2002, a class action against Intel and HP was filed alleging that they misled their consumer with manipulated benchmark scores, only to see results 12 years later. In addition to pay the generous amount of 15$ to those who will be patient enough to fill the paperwork, they will also donate $4 million to educational charities.
Eligibility:
File your claim HERE before April 14,2015
Sources:
Techspot
Nasdaq
ArsTechnica (2007)
ArsTechnica said:Even though the CPU launched at 1.4GHz and 1.5GHz, it was decisively outclassed in virtually every area by the Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.2GHz and, in some cases, even by the aging 1GHz P3. Intel's 0.13 micron Tualatin P3 later proved itself perfectly capable of besting the P4 despite a 30 percent clockspeed gap between the two. As a result of this, Tualatin chips, while available in certain systems and laptops, were never widely deployed—they simply competed too well against the original Pentium 4.
In 2002, a class action against Intel and HP was filed alleging that they misled their consumer with manipulated benchmark scores, only to see results 12 years later. In addition to pay the generous amount of 15$ to those who will be patient enough to fill the paperwork, they will also donate $4 million to educational charities.
Eligibility:
All residents of the United States, other than those residing in Illinois, who (i) purchased a new computer equipped with a Pentium 4 processor, (ii) purchased the computer between November 20, 2000 and December 31, 2001, and (iii) purchased the computer for personal, family, or household use;
and
All residents of the United States, other than those residing in Illinois, who (i) purchased a new computer equipped with a first-generation (Willamette) Pentium 4 processor or a Pentium 4 processor at speeds below 2.0 GHz, (ii) purchased the computer between January 1, 2002 and June 30, 2002, and (iii) purchased the computer for personal, family, or household use.
File your claim HERE before April 14,2015
Sources:
Techspot
Nasdaq
ArsTechnica (2007)