The folks at HKEPC have heard that Intel does intend to cut Core 2 prices in the second quarter of 2007. The cuts will be quite significant, the site says, reaching around 40% in some cases. Prices in the current Core 2 Duo line will go down a notch, and Intel will also trim prices for upcoming Core 2 Quad Q6600 and Core 2 Duo E4300 chips, which are supposedly scheduled for the first quarter. A new Core 2 Duo E4400 processor will join the party in the second quarter, as will new Core 2 Duo E6320 and E6420 chips. According to HKEPC, those last two chips will be versions of the current Core 2 Duo E6300 and E6400 models with 4MB of L2 cache instead of 2MB. If this report is true, the Core 2 line is about to get a whole lot more crowded-especially if Intel also plans to add new models with a 1333MHz front-side bus in the third quarter, as other rumors predict. (thanks TechReport)

I figure March or April will be a great time to get that "next-generation" PC :-)