Intel's Pentium 4 is now scheduled for launch at the end of November in 1.4 and 1.5GHz guises. The entry level P4 should debut at 1.4Ghz, priced at $652, while the premium part will ship at 1.5Ghz and $827. It's intriguing that our original intelligence pointed at a launch at 1.3 and 1.4GHz, costing $635 and $805 respectively. For the 1.4GHz part to have been reduced by $150 before it ever hit the shelves could be seen as an indication of the perceived level of the AMD price/performance threat. ®
AMD the new OEM price list, due to take effect from 9 October: AMD may be having second thoughts (over timing, as opposed to pricing). And who could blame the company for making hay, while Intel don't shine. An 850MHz Athlon drops by more than 50 per cent from around $350 to $165, while the little Duron 600 moves from $79 to $53. Other revised prices include Athlon 700, 750 and 800MHz at $116, $130 and $149 respectively.
The AMD vs Intel war continues, and'll be very interesting to see whether AMD will manage to get an even greater percentage of the cpu market. Dont forget the recent glitch with the 1.13-GHz Pentium III processor, for example, that forced Intel to recall the processor...