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July 21, 2008 1:00 AM PDT

Intel cuts chip prices up to 31 percent

by Brooke Crothers

Intel has cut processor prices up to 31 percent, though overall cuts are limited in number and degree.

The quad-core Q6600 was cut from $224 to $193

The quad-core Q6600 was cut from $224 to $193.

The desktop Core 2 Duo E8500 (3.16GHz) got the largest cut, from $266 to $183 (31 percent) on the new pricing list, dated July 20.

The next biggest price reduction was the desktop Core 2 Duo E7200 (2.53GHz), reduced 15 percent, from $133 to $113.

Other price cuts include the popular quad-core Q6600 (2.4GHz). It drops 14 percent, from $224 to $193. The desktop Core 2 Duo E8400 (3GHz) falls 11 percent, from $183 to $163.

Xeon server processors also saw price cuts. The X3220 (2.40GHz) was cut 12 percent, from $224 to $198. The X3210 (2.13GHz) saw an identical cut, while the E3110 (3GHz) was reduced 11 percent, from $188 to $167.

The pricing for QX "Extreme" processors, such as the QX9775 (3.2GHz, $1,499), remains unchanged from the pricing list published on July 15, when the Centrino 2 mobile processors were introduced.

Brooke Crothers has been an editor at large at CNET News, an analyst at IDC Japan, and an editor at The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly, among other endeavors, including co-manager of an after-school math-and-reading center. He writes for the CNET Blog Network and is not a current employee of CNET. Disclosure.
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by cmasterwizzle July 21, 2008 8:59 AM PDT
This actually isnt that bad.. im just waiting for that next big thing from intel is so those "extreme" processors can come down from those "initial-down-payment-off-a-car" prices
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by cmasterwizzle July 21, 2008 9:00 AM PDT
This actually isnt that bad.. im just waiting for that next big thing from intel is so those "extreme" processors can come down from those "initial-down-payment-off-a-car" prices
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by notredameqb4 July 21, 2008 10:58 AM PDT
Nice. My only question is, where is the drop for the q9550? Is there any chance that we will see more price cuts this week?
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Brooke Crothers was formerly editor-at-large at CNET News.com, an analyst at IDC (International Data Corp.) Japan, and an editor at The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly (The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones), among other endeavors, including a recent hiatus from the tech industry when he co-managed an after-school math and reading center. Nanotech covers computer chip technology and how it defines the computing experience. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.

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