TheInquirer
reports that AMD will apply a round of fairly substantial price cuts to its
Athlon 64 X2 line as early as February 12.
They claim that the Athlon 64 X2
3800+ will drop from $138 to $113, the Athlon 64 X2 4600+ will sink from $215 to
$195, and the Athlon 64 X2 5200+ will tumble from $295 to just $222.
Of course, The Inquirer suggests that those cuts won't be so much a pre-emptive
strike against Intel as AMD simply setting the stage for the official launch of
its Athlon 64 X2 6000+.
The X2 6000+ has actually been up for sale at some
online retailers for a while now, but AMD reportedly won't introduce it
officially until February 19. No pricing information seems to have leaked
regarding the chip, but
Newegg currently sells it for $599.
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