“Let’s nudge AMD closer to the edge!” - Latest Intel price cuts
In the midst of a price war with AMD, Intel
announced its own substantive price cuts for its high-end Core 2 Duo and Core 2
Quad microprocessors.
In the midst of a price war with AMD, Intel announced its own substantive price cuts for its high-end Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad microprocessors over the weekend.Intel also took the axe to the prices of its Xeon processors.
Over the weekend, however, Intel slashed prices. The most notable cut was on its Core 2 Quad Q6600 microprocessor, which was reduced by 38 percent to $530.
However, Intel also reduced the prices of its mainstream Core 2 Duo chips as well. The 2.66-GHz E6700, Intel’s fastest offering in the Core 2 Duo lineup, now costs $316, down 40 percent. Intel also cut the price of its E6600 and E6400 by 29 percent and 18 percent, respectively, to $224 and $183. The E6300 and E4300 were also reduced by 11 and 31 percent, respectively, to $163 and $113.
Pentium D, Celeron D and Celeron M mobile prices were chopped, as well. Phew!
Posted: Tue - April 24, 2007 at 06:39 AM