Intel Launches Low Cost Chips 51
schliz writes "Intel has announced a new quad core and dual-core processor at the bottom end of its price and specification range and a new Celeron chip. The Q8200 is a 2.33-GHz quad-core chip with 4Mb of level-2 cache, the lowest of any quad-core processor."
This is the stupidest launch ever. (Score:1, Insightful)
Look at this:
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=22211&vpn=BX80562Q6600&manufacture=Intel
The Q6600, a 2.4Ghz quad-core CPU from Intel, one which has 8mb of L2 cache, sells for $225 Canadian if you don't buy it on-sale for $199 (which is pretty regular).
This "new" Q8200 is 70 Mhz slower, 4mb less cache and costs ... more.
This is why AMD is still alive: because Intel can't bring itself to be price competitive below $400.