Preparing for i7
Intel has made the first in what may be a round cuts to the prices of its incumbent desktop range in anticipation of the arrival of Core i7 next month.
Its entry level 45nm quad core CPU - the Q8200 - has seen its price cut by 14 percent from $224 to $193. The Q6600, which was priced at $193, has had a tenner knocked off it to make room.
Here's a table showing these and all the other price reductions, which we published by Intel last Sunday. Note it also includes a new Core 2 Duo CPU - the E7400:
| Model | Previous price | New price | Change |
| Q8200 | $224 | $193 | -14% |
| Q6600 | $193 | $183 | -5% |
| E7400 (2.8GHz) | - | $133 | |
| E7300 | $133 | $113 | -15% |
| E2220 | $84 | $74 | -12% |
| E2200 | $74 | $64 | -14% |
| X3220 | $198 | $188 | -5% |
| X3210 | $198 | $188 | -5% |
