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Intel is planning to launch five 35W desktop Core 2 Duo processors on December 28 this year: the T9800, Q9000, P9600, T9550 and T8700, with prices set at US$530, US$348, US$348, US$316 and US$241 in thousand-unit tray quantities, respectively, according to sources at motherboard makers.
In related news, the company's P55 PCH (Ibexpeak – the IC that in general replaces the traditional role of southbridge in future Intel architectures) which will pair up with upcoming Lynnfield and Havendale processors is scheduled to be available to motherboard makers in third-quarter 2009.
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