Intel cuts Centrino prices

Up to 34% off Pentium M line

Intel yesterday cut the prices of its Pentium M mobile processors, as anticipated.

The prices of the processors themselves fell by up to 34 per cent. Intel also cut the prices of Centrino packages, which bundle the Pentium M, i855 chipset and WirelessPro 802.11b WLAN adaptor, by up to 30 per cent.

The cut paves the way for the arrival of the second-generation Pentium M, codenamed 'Dothan' later this year.

Intel is expected to cut the prices of its Mobile Pentium 4 chips on 26 October. ®

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Processor	Prev. Price	New Price	Change
1.7GHz Pentium M	$637	$423	-34%
1.6GHz Pentium M	$423	$294	-31%
1.5GHz Pentium M	$294	$241	-18%
1.4GHz Pentium M	$241	$209	-12%
1.7GHz Centrino (855GM chipset)	$713	$497	-30%
1.7GHz Centrino (855PM chipset)	$708	$494	-30%
1.6GHz Centrino (855GM chipset)	$499	$368	-26%
1.6GHz Centrino (855PM chipset)	$494	$365	-26%
1.5GHz Centrino (855GM chipset)	$370	$315	-15%
1.5GHz Centrino (855PM chipset)	$365	$312	-15%
1.4GHz Centrino (855GM chipset)	$317	$283	-11%
1.4GHz Centrino (855PM chipset)	$312	$280	-10%
1.3GHz Centrino (855GM chipset)	$285	$283	-1%
1.2GHz Low Voltage/Utra-low Voltage Centrino (855GM chipset)	$360	$358	-1%
1.1GHz Low Voltage/Utra-low Voltage Centrino (855GM chipset)	$338	$336	-1%
1.0GHz Low Voltage/Utra-low Voltage Centrino (855GM chipset)	$338	$336	-1%
900MHz Low Voltage/Utra-low Voltage Centrino (855GM chipset)	$317	$315	-1%