majorDad: Want a thousand page novel to read while it loads Windows?
Q: Yup

Palomino ~= Athlon 4, btw. There is another name for the Palomino, the Athlon MP. It is expensive though (don't know why... it should be cheaper to make than a T-bird) and is geared towards servers
Gonzo: That would probably be the Duron. You can get a 700mhz Duron for $24 (plus shipping) and then overclock them to near 1ghz
Or you could get a T-bird 1 gig for $81 plus shipping, and possibly overclock it to 1.33 or more