If you're in the market for one of Intel's Pentium D processors, you might want to wait a month or two.
Intel plans to push the prices of its Pentium chips way down its pricing list when it introduces the new Core chips next month. The new Core 2 Duo chips will practically take over Intel's product list in the second half of the year, said Chuck Mulloy, an Intel spokesman. With multiple 65-nanometer factories cranking out the new chips, this product launch promises to be much more aggressive than past ones.
Intel's pricing scheme looks a bit like a flight of stairs. The highest-performing chip is given the most expensive price at the top of the stairs, and moved down a notch as new, more powerful chips are introduced. That's still the plan for the Core 2 Duo chips, formerly known as Conroe and Merom, but Intel isn't just launching the new products into the high end of its range, Mulloy said.
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