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Intel to cut Celeron prices by six to 14 per cent
Mumbai, Sept 14: Global chip-maker Intel Corporation is planning to reduce the prices of its Celeron processors by six to 14 per cent, in a bid to align the prices of individual products to meet the needs of each market segment.
Mumbai, Sept 14: Global chip-maker Intel Corporation is planning to reduce the prices of its Celeron processors by six to 14 per cent, in a bid to align the prices of individual products to meet the needs of each market segment.
"This is under Intel's practice of reducing processor prices throughout the year. The price move depends on a variety of factors, including manufacturing efficiencies, new product introductions and demands," an Intel spokesman said here.
The reduction would also depend on Intel's transition from one generation product to the next, he added.
The spokesman said the price reduction is "simultaneous across the globe" and would also be mirrored in the country, even though a specific date has not been mentioned. According to industry sources, the price reduction would be affected in international markets, especially in Taiwan, by the end of this month.
The cut in prices would be affected across Celeron 2.6 ghz and 2.5 ghz processors in Taiwan, they said adding, the models were launched in June.
The price moves would be affected across various segments of Intel's broad processor line-up and would not be confined to a particular product, the spokesman said. Meanwhile, Intel has also announced two additions to its 64-BIT Itanium II server processors - a low voltage version of the Itanium II (previously code named `Deerfield') and Itanium II processor 1.4 ghz, 1.5 mb (`Madison DP').
The releases are for dual processing and would expand Itanium's reach to low cost systems. Bureau Report
The reduction would also depend on Intel's transition from one generation product to the next, he added.
The spokesman said the price reduction is "simultaneous across the globe" and would also be mirrored in the country, even though a specific date has not been mentioned. According to industry sources, the price reduction would be affected in international markets, especially in Taiwan, by the end of this month.
The cut in prices would be affected across Celeron 2.6 ghz and 2.5 ghz processors in Taiwan, they said adding, the models were launched in June.
The price moves would be affected across various segments of Intel's broad processor line-up and would not be confined to a particular product, the spokesman said. Meanwhile, Intel has also announced two additions to its 64-BIT Itanium II server processors - a low voltage version of the Itanium II (previously code named `Deerfield') and Itanium II processor 1.4 ghz, 1.5 mb (`Madison DP').
The releases are for dual processing and would expand Itanium's reach to low cost systems. Bureau Report