Intel to cut P4 prices by 19 per cent
PrintWants more systems under $1999
Posted in Channel, 5th December 2000 18:17 GMT
Free research: Application platforms, the state of play
Intel is cutting prices on Pentium 4 as well as selected Pentium III and Celeron parts next Sunday (December 10).
Chipzilla says the move, predicted by The Reg last week, is aimed at enabling more mainstream system price points below $1999. The 1.5Ghz P4 is cut by nine per cent, while the 1.4Ghz part goes down by 19 per cent. Both P4s come bundled with 128Mb of RDRAM. The reduction means a 1.5Ghz P4 will cost around $745, while the 1.4GHz part will be tagged at around $520 in 1Ku quantities.
Pentium III processors at 750Mhz will be reduced by 10 per cent, while the 733, 700, and 667MHz, along with the Celeron 766MHz part, are chopped by six per cent.
Intel says this is 'in order to continue to offer competitively priced value processors.' These processors will be available at the new prices only while supplies last.
Dealers should expect to see similar percentage declines in boxed processor prices from disties. ®
Dirty, dirty PCs: The X-rated picture guide
Top 500 supers - rise of the Linux quad-cores
Early adopters bloodied by Ubuntu's Karmic Koala
Sign up, sign up for The Register IT security newsletter