Intel to cut prices again in December
After Intel announces its new DDR333 chipsets on October 7: 845GE and 845PE and also 845GV DDR266 chipset, it´s not going to release any Pentium 4 chipsets until Q2 2003. after that Intel will have to apply aggressive pricing to keep up and extend the market presence.
According to Taiwanese press, for December 29 Intel scheduled a massive price cut for all its chipsets. However, mobo makers do not plan any significant price cuts in the near future, as first, discounts won´t be massive, that´s clearly seen from the table, second discounts will be effective only after the New Year.
Intel P4 chipset wholesale prices, $ |
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Features |
Release |
Price |
August 18 |
September 29 |
December 29 |
845D |
DDR266, discrete |
November 2001 |
24 |
23 |
21 |
845G |
DDR266, integrated |
May 2002 |
37 |
35 |
35 |
845E |
DDR266, FSB 533MHz Discrete |
May 2002 |
30 |
28 |
26 |
845GL |
400 MHz FSB, integrated, w/o AGP |
May 2002 |
26 |
25 |
24 |
845GV |
DDR266, 533 MHz FSB, w/o AGP |
September 2002 |
28 |
26 |
25 |
845GE |
DDR333, integrated, 533 MHz FSB |
October 2002 2002 |
39 |
37 |
35 |
845PE |
DDR333, discrete, 533 MHz FSB |
October 2002 |
34 |
32 |
30 |
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