Na een lange periode van stilte is er eindelijk weer nieuws van het Celeron front. De Celeron 533 werd gisteren door Intel gereleased, voor een prijs van 167 dollar per 1000. Hier wat blij geblaat uit de press release:
No. 1 computer chip maker Intel Corp. (NasdaqNM:INTC - news) said on Tuesday that it has introduced the fastest version yet of its Celeron family, a 533 megahertz processor, for PCs costing less than $1,000.The Intel Celeron processor running at a clock speed of 533 megahertz is priced at $167 in 1,000-unit quantities, it said. Processors are available today in systems from major PC manufacturers and individually from Intel product dealers and resellers.
Previously, the fastest Celeron processor was the 500 megahertz version. Intel said it plans to remain aggressive in the low-cost segment of the PC market, where it has regained share from rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD - news).
