If you can't make up your mind, that's OK.
The release of MMX machines will cause standard Pentium prices to drop dramatically, as home buyers opt for the Ferrari rather than the Ford, which is good news for those of us who don't see the PC as a wily extension.
Corporate users may even take the window of opportunity to upgrade old 486s. What's really great about the announcement is that late adopters will not be penalised.
Intel is set to launch a Pentium Overdrive processor during 1997 giving MMX performance to many standard Pentium machines.
Unless it is ridiculously expensive - and pricing details are not available yet - you may save money by waiting, but won't lose anything if you don't.
By the middle of next year MMX software should really take off.
Even Intel doesn't know how good MMX really is, but there are some hot shot programmers out there just waiting to show us.