I've been hearing from everywhere around the net that Intel is gearing up to cut prices on their CPUs by up to 60%! Is this true? Can it be confirmed?
Intel to slash prices?
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Wow, it seems as if in dramatic response to this rumor, AMD cut their proc prices by a HUGE amount. Check http://www.pricewatch.com for the amazing deals they're offering.
The severity of these price cuts aren't as "mind-blowing" as some seem to think.
Intel's 2.0GHz Northwood processor will be $284 after the price cut next week (online it will be cheaper, maybe $220 at best). No doubt it's a pretty good deal for what you get (solid performer and fantastic thermal protection and low operating temps), but the AXP's still undercut them quite a bit; you can currently get a 1.6GHz Athlon XP for $135 online, which will more or less perform equal to a 2.0GHz Northwood. Once Intel cuts prices next week, the AXP 1900+ will be even less (not much though obviously).
Intel's 2.0GHz Northwood processor will be $284 after the price cut next week (online it will be cheaper, maybe $220 at best). No doubt it's a pretty good deal for what you get (solid performer and fantastic thermal protection and low operating temps), but the AXP's still undercut them quite a bit; you can currently get a 1.6GHz Athlon XP for $135 online, which will more or less perform equal to a 2.0GHz Northwood. Once Intel cuts prices next week, the AXP 1900+ will be even less (not much though obviously).
BD231
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The fact that Athlon XP's will still be cheaper is a rather moot point because AMD has always had cheaper chips. The fact that you'll be able to get a 2ghz Northwood for 200 and some change is amazing. This will open up a whole new sector of sales for Intel, 250 dollars for their high end processors is alot better then 450+. AMD chips are very cheap, but when you factor in the amount of money you have to spend to get an XP system silent the price gap isnt really that big. If your willing to make the sacrafice and have a noisy system then AMD is always the way to go. In my eyes a computer shoudn't make more than 21 dba's of noise, the amount of noise coming from my current Athlon XP cooler is slowly starting to drive me mad. All in all, this will give people who dont have a lot of money to throw down the ability to have the fast and quiet system they have always wanted.
The fact that Athlon XP's will still be cheaper is a rather moot point because AMD has always had cheaper chips. The fact that you'll be able to get a 2ghz Northwood for 200 and some change is amazing. This will open up a whole new sector of sales for Intel, 250 dollars for their high end processors is alot better then 450+. AMD chips are very cheap, but when you factor in the amount of money you have to spend to get an XP system silent the price gap isnt really that big. If your willing to make the sacrafice and have a noisy system then AMD is always the way to go. In my eyes a computer shoudn't make more than 21 dba's of noise, the amount of noise coming from my current Athlon XP cooler is slowly starting to drive me mad. All in all, this will give people who dont have a lot of money to throw down the ability to have the fast and quiet system they have always wanted.
Intel just announced their price cuts!
BN 13:21 Intel Reduces Prices on Chips for PCs, Servers as Much as 32%
Intel Reduces Prices on Chips for PCs, Servers as Much as 32%
Santa Clara, California, April 15 (Bloomberg) -- Intel Corp.
chopped the price of its personal-computer chips by as much as
32 percent, as the world's biggest semiconductor maker rolls out
faster products.
The cost of a 1.2 gigahertz Pentium III fell to $163 each
from $241 in 1,000-unit shipments, Intel said on its Web site. A
2.2 GHz Pentium 4 dropped 25 percent to $423, with the 2 GHz
Pentium 4 down to $284 and older models of the chip at $262.
Intel started selling a 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 this month and is
increasing the speed of the processor to 3 GHz in coming months.
Analysts such as Robertson Stephens Inc.'s Eric Rothdeutsch
predicted these price cuts and expect another round next month, as
the chipmaker tries to shore up demand and brings the Pentium 4
into mainstream PC markets.
The Santa Clara, California-based company also lowered prices
on laptop chips. The cost of an 866 megahertz low-power Pentium
III for mobile PCs sank 24 percent to $241, with a 650 MHz low-
power Celeron for inexpensive notebooks as low as $96.
The price for Xeon server chips fell as much as 27 percent.
Spokesman Robert Manetta said the reductions come on a regular
basis as newer, faster models hit shelves.
Intel shares fell 4 cents to $28.35 in early afternoon
trading today. They've dropped 10 percent this year.
BN 13:21 Intel Reduces Prices on Chips for PCs, Servers as Much as 32%
Intel Reduces Prices on Chips for PCs, Servers as Much as 32%
Santa Clara, California, April 15 (Bloomberg) -- Intel Corp.
chopped the price of its personal-computer chips by as much as
32 percent, as the world's biggest semiconductor maker rolls out
faster products.
The cost of a 1.2 gigahertz Pentium III fell to $163 each
from $241 in 1,000-unit shipments, Intel said on its Web site. A
2.2 GHz Pentium 4 dropped 25 percent to $423, with the 2 GHz
Pentium 4 down to $284 and older models of the chip at $262.
Intel started selling a 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 this month and is
increasing the speed of the processor to 3 GHz in coming months.
Analysts such as Robertson Stephens Inc.'s Eric Rothdeutsch
predicted these price cuts and expect another round next month, as
the chipmaker tries to shore up demand and brings the Pentium 4
into mainstream PC markets.
The Santa Clara, California-based company also lowered prices
on laptop chips. The cost of an 866 megahertz low-power Pentium
III for mobile PCs sank 24 percent to $241, with a 650 MHz low-
power Celeron for inexpensive notebooks as low as $96.
The price for Xeon server chips fell as much as 27 percent.
Spokesman Robert Manetta said the reductions come on a regular
basis as newer, faster models hit shelves.
Intel shares fell 4 cents to $28.35 in early afternoon
trading today. They've dropped 10 percent this year.
On friday atacom.com had the price of the Intel P4 2.4 ghz at $509 on price watch and today (Monday) it,s back to $574.Damn some body must have made a mistake or the supply became short over the week end.
dullard
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<< On friday atacom.com had the price of the Intel P4 2.4 ghz at $509 on price watch and today (Monday) it,s back to $574.Damn some body must have made a mistake or the supply became short over the week end. >>
I also saw that low price and thought that Intel had really slashed prices (then shortly later the $509 price disappeared with $540 being the current low price). Did you notice that atacom also had a price rise on other Intel chips today - while the other companies all lowered the Intel prices? I bet atacom thought the price cut would be more drastic, posted the prices, then found out that no other company followed suit and raised the prices back up.
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