According to
Digitimes, Intel is planning to start phasing out the 65nm Core 2 Quad Q6600
in the first quarter of 2009, prompting several PC and channel vendors to start
planning to cut Q6600-product prices to clear their inventory before the end of
this year, according to sources at PC vendors. Intel will issue a product
discontinuance notice for the Q6600 in the first quarter next year, and call
end-of-lifecycle in the second quarter. Acer has reduced pricing for its Intel
Core 2 Quad Q6600-based desktops to below NT$13,900 (US$418) for the IT Month
consumer show in the Taiwan market, and other vendors are expected to follow
suit.
