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| Sat, May 25 2002 | 7:32PM | PermaLink |
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Intel plans to release 1.7HGz and 1.8GHz Celerons for desktop computers next Wednesday, according to sources. Some new PCs containing the chip will appear next week, but most major PC manufacturers will unfurl budget computers containing the chips for the consumer and corporate markets the following week. That's when a chipset with integrated graphics comes out, which will eliminate the need for a separate graphics chip.
Celerons typically sell for between $64 and $100, less than their Pentium counterparts. The new chips, along with the new 845G chipset, will allow Intel to make the Pentium 4 architecture available for computers of all price ranges.
Dell Computer and other manufacturers now sell sub-$800 Pentium 4 computers, but it often takes cutting back on other parts to hit those prices--for example, reducing the amount of memory or including a plain CD-ROM instead of a CD-rewritable drive. The new Celerons will give PC makers more breathing room in that regard.
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