Taipei Sources here said that re-marking of Athlon Thunderbirds has already started here in Taiwan, barely a week after AMD launched the products.

According to the same sources, widespread re-marking of T'bird product is underway, especially given that supplies of the product are at a premium right now.

Only one month ago, AMD confirmed that some remarked samples of the previous rev of the Athlon were on sale in Australia.

The counterfeiters see a market for T'bird product right across the Asia-Pacific region while it is still so eagerly sought after.

So let the buyer beware... ®