insane schrijft: "The register meldt dat Intel de prijzen van de Coppermine eerder dan verwacht de prijzen naar beneden gaat halen. Zoals het er nu uitziet gaat het niet echt lekker (zelfs ik denk om een athlon te nemen 
). Maar als ik deze pricecuts zie gaat AMD het echt erg moeilijk krijgen. Intel heeft ten slotte het vermogen en kan de klappen van Athlon weerstaan.":
On the 12th of December, Intel will cut prices on its newer Coppermine desktop and Xeon parts, which have only just begun to filter into the channel and machines. It will make a fresh set of cuts in the New Year, to include both .18 micron and .25 micron Pentiums.In January, Intel will also cut prices on a number of other parts, including Coppermines (again), chips at .25 micron, and existing .25 Xeon parts too. This will make the second price cut on Coppermines within a month.
Intel will also change its prices on mobile processors on the 23rd of January, suggesting that it is, at long last, beginning to ramp up on Pentium III mobiles, which use .18 micron technology. There has been a big shortage of these newer parts, except to select customers.
The news means that Intel is moving its four existing .18 micron fabs to faster production, as it cranks up the process.
The price cuts will apply to both boxed parts and to tray parts, and once again underline that if you buy a PC for Christmas, you may well be sorry.
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