AMD verlaagt prijzen en introduceert 1,1GHz Athlon

The Register meldt dat AMD gisteren zoals verwacht een prijsverlaging heeft doorgevoerd en tevens is begonnen met de levering van 1,1GHz Athlon processors. Vanaf 28 augustus zullen deze processors verkrijgbaar zijn in de systemen van onder andere Compaq, Fujitsu-Siemens, Gateway, HP, IBM en NEC:

And twisting the knife ever so gently, AMD boss Jerry Sanders said: "AMD's superior product architectures, outstanding execution, and ability to manufacture high volumes of high-frequency parts have resulted in tremendous changes in the marketplace.

"At any system price point, business and home users will get a more powerful PC with an AMD processor-based system," Sanders continued.

[...] As predicted here, AMD today publicly released its new pricing. The 1.1GHz, 1GHz, 950MHz, 900MHz, 850 MHz, and 800 MHz Athlon processors are priced at $853, $612, $460, $350, $282, and $215 respectively, each in 1,000-unit quantities. The 700MHz, 650MHz, and 600MHz Durons are priced at $138, $103, and $79 respectively, again in 1,000-unit quantities.

Thanks Venator voor de tip.