Taiwanese mobofabrikanten hebben hun blijheid uitgesproken over de 815 chipset, waarmee Intel dankzij native SDRAM support eindelijk weer een stabiel en snel platform voor de PIII en Celeron kan bieden. Minder tevreden zijn de fabrikanten over de prijs van de i815 chips, deze is namelijk zo'n 50% hoger dan de prijs van de VIA Apollo Pro 133:
While the performance is attractive, Intel's prices have not met with the same enthusiasm. Initially, the 815 will be priced at $41 in lots of 1,000 for the ATA66 version and $46 for the ATA100-equipped 815e. By comparison, Via Technologies Inc.'s competing Apollo Pro133 chipset costs about $28, according to various estimates.
"At these price levels, it would be very difficult for us to sell our products," said a spokesman at a major motherboard company in Taipei, who asked not to be identified.
[...] Via executives said the company was unruffled by Intel's latest challenge. "The Via Apollo Pro133A is more competitively priced than the 815, and it's a very mature product with proven reliability and performance," said marketing director Richard Brown.
Others, however, said Intel's clout and the addition of a competing product will give Via a run.
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