Zoals je eerder ook al las gaat Intel door met het introduceren van Pentium 4 processors tegen scherpe prijzen. AMD wordt onder druk gezet met de intro van P4's @ 1,8GHz en 1,6GHz, later gevolgd door 2GHz en 1,9GHz versies. Volgens dit artikel zullen deze als volgt geprijsd worden:
Roadmaps seen staff at The Inquirer have shown that Intel is indeed determined to keep the pressure on AMD on prices.
However, it will create a window of opportunity for itself by launching its new 1.8GHz P4 at $562, while it will seek to seed the lower end of the market by pricing the 1.6GHz Pentium 4 at a measly $294.
When it next introduces a desktop Pentium 4, that will be the 2GHz version and it will price that product at $562, while introducing the 1.9GHz Pentium 4 at $455.
By then, Intel will have practically completed its movement from the Pentium III to the Pentium 4, with most speed revs of the latter cheaper than the former.