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Duo Core Prices Drop...
Well, it appears the rumors were true. I noticed this morning the T2600 CPU option is now $375. It was at $500 yesterday when I ordered my M1710.
I have a call in to my rep to deal with the price drop.
If you have been holding on buying that new lappie, now is the time.
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Isnt it better to wait another month or two for Merom, which is supposedly 30% better in performance and priced similar to Yonah.
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If you want to wait and dont need it - sure. I see it like this: When Mer is finally released I'm betting the prices will be just as high if not higher than where they were with Yonah.
Yonah is powerful enough and will have no trouble dealing with Vista (provided you have the right GPU, etc).
Upgrade to Mer when its cheaper. Just my 2 cents.
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Jeez, Merom will be released in August but god knows how long it'll take to actually end up in laptops.
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Batboy,
I agree...I have been kicking myself for not waiting the extra month to get a core duo, but when they came out they were out of my price range...so in essence I made out not waiting.
But what you are saying I can totally see...if you can wait and pay the extra money, by all means do. But I am sure my comp will be Vista compatable except for the DX10 video cards. :( Which I haven't seen yet.
I will definently be getting a new computer...desktop or laptop when Merom comes out or a little after. :p
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actually merom will arrive at the same price, ie the same speed (in GHz) merom will be at the same price as yonah after the price cuts of this week. Just thought I would note that.
on the other hand I believe the intel quote on performance improvement was more like 20%. But going by how much I trust intel's estimate, I'll say 5%. I believe that the 20% is more realistic after the release of the Santa Rosa and the 800FSB morem. But that is a long long way away, about one year, and tons happens in the tech world in such time!
My 2 cents :D
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One can only hope this is the case. With the way Dell prices work, lol - could be $800 for a mer... :eek:
actually merom will arrive at the same price, ie the same speed (in GHz) merom will be at the same price as yonah after the price cuts of this week. Just thought I would note that.
My 2 cents :D
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I was refering to intel's pricing. You're right the way manufacturers price is completely a different story.
I've seen at times difference between different CPU options of about 2 times (or more) as much as intel's official prices.
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god **** it. No price drop here in the UK.
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Dont make the same mistake as i did with my 8204 and buy something thats worth maybe about $500 less. I paid $2700 CAD and in about 2-3 days i noticed that there was the exact same lappie for 2200 CAD in a different store... :mad:
It really can be worth waiting sometimes. Unfortunately with the current confusing situation (merom, Vista, DX10 support... etc) one can end up waiting for ever.