Intel can be forced to give in to the demand from manufacturers to lower prices of ULV processors for ultrabooks. Not the least after AMD has become an attractive alternative to use in ultrathin computers with its latest generation of Trinity processors.
Intel has since the launch of its ultrabooks run into protests for from manufacturers that says prices of its 17 watt processors are simply too high. The company lowered prices slightly with the launch of third generation Core i processors, code-namedIvy Bridge, but the total lack of competition in the ultrathin segment has allowed the company to set the prices any way it feels like.
The market is starting to see that AMD can deliver, which was hardly synonymous with the company a few years back. With the launch of Trinity it introduced two processors at 17 watt and 25 watt, for ultrathin computers. The lower prices from AMD has given the manufacturers an option that allows them to produce ultrabook-like computers for around 600 dollar.
AMD processors for ultrathin computers attract more companies
Chinese The Commercial Times published a story saying Intel will lower prices of its Core i3 processors with 25 to 27 dollar, to drive down ultrabooks in price. That AMD now offers competing products in this segments has made analysts believe that Intel may be forced to lower prices of its Core i5 processors too, where we find Core i5-3317U that is used in the majority of ultrabooks, and the more rare Core i5-3427U.
Source: Barron’s
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Wow, anyone who buys from Intel is a sucker. They don’t care about OEMs or consumers, only about monopoly profits.
Funny how FMAC is a dirty word since Intel doesn’t have it.