VR-Zone has published the list of Intel prices up to January 18, 2009. Included is of course the price cut planned for next weekend for the Q8200, Q6600, E7400, E7300, E2220 and E2200.
But Intel is also planning a cut on November 30. The Q8300, a Penryn quad core at 2.5 GHz, will also come on the market at $224. This Penryn is exactly the same as the Q9300 ($266) except for a cache of 4 MB rather than 6. Also coming on sale are the Pentium E5300 (2.6 GHz, $86) and Celeron E1500 (2.2 GHz, $53) as well as the Core 2 E7400 (2.8 GHz, $133) which will result in a price cut for the E7300 from $133 to $113, which is the current price of the E7200.
The next price cut is planned for January 18. The arrival of an E7500 (2.93 GHz, $133) means the E7400 will be cut from $133 to $113. The E5200, E2220 and the Celeron E1400 will also have their prices readjusted.
As you can see, the cut only concerns the entry-level part of the range. Due to lack of competition, Intel has no need, nor is it in their interest to reduce the prices of processors in the Q9000 or E8000 range. A damn shame, we say!
