Heads Up: Intel Price Cuts (Laptop & Desktop)

Laptops:
Intel plans to cut CPU prices for laptops in September. They will also be adding some new processors and cutting some others.

Processor Brand---Model---Freq---FSB---L2 Cache---September Price
Core 2 Extreme----X7900*---2.8----800-------4M------------$851
Core 2 Extreme----X7800*---2.6----800-------4M------------$851 (July)
Core 2 Duo---------T7800----2.6----800-------4M------------$530
Core 2 Duo---------T7700----2.4----800-------4M------------$361
Core 2 Duo---------T7500----2.2----800-------4M------------$241
Core 2 Duo---------T7250----2.0----800-------2M------------$209
Celeron (Mobile)---550-------2.0----533-------1M------------$134
Celeron (Mobile)---540-------1.86---533-------1M------------$107
Celeron (Mobile)---530-------1.73---533-------1M------------$86

The T7100 (1.8GHz) and the T7300 (2GHz) will be dropped.

*The X7900 will be introduced in September to replace the X7800 which will be introduced in July.

Desktop:
Desktop CPU's will drop also, Intel plans to implement the following on July 22:

Model------Core-----Speed (GHz)--FSB (MHz)----L2-----Cores--Price (Jul22)
Q6700--Kentsfield----------2.66----------1066------4MBx2-----4--------$530
Q6600--Kentsfield----------2.40----------1066------4MBx2-----4--------$266
E6850-----Conroe----------3.00----------1333------4MB--------2--------$266
E6750-----Conroe----------2.66----------1333------4MB--------2--------$183
E6550-----Conroe----------2.33----------1333------4MB--------2--------$163
E6540-----Conroe----------2.33----------1333------4MB--------2--------$163
E4500-----Conroe----------2.22-----------800------2MB--------2--------$133
E4400-----Conroe----------2.00-----------800------2MB--------2--------$113

I honestly NEED a new laptop but I THINK I can hold out for another few months....

 

I'll finally be able to afford a C2D desktop chip yay!

BTW: whats the difference between the E6540 and the E6550?

E6550-----Conroe----------2.33----------1333------4MB--------2--------$163
E6540-----Conroe----------2.33----------1333------4MB--------2--------$163

 

E6550 has TXT (Trust Execution Technology) the E6540 does not.

 

So for all practical purposes they are the same processor.

This is pretty old news, if I am not wrong. I love the Q6600 at $266, thats an awesome deal.

 

Yeah, quad core at $266 is just sweet. Just to think, I purchased my 2.4GHz dual core E6600 for more than that less than a year ago.

 

YEAH,at last..
Intel drops centrino prices..
i've waited dis for a long time..