Source: http://www.hardwarezone.com/news/view.php?id=1603&cid=4Digitimes -- "Intel will not be able to ship more than 500,000 Pentium D dual-core processors this year, as demand will not pick up until 2006, sources with motherboard makers in Taiwan said yesterday.
Intel on Thursday unveiled the Pentium D 840, 830 and 820 processors and the 945 Express chipset series for home PCs.
Third-quarter shipments of Pentium D series processors are only expected to reach 100,000 units, the sources said. By the end of the year, Intel will have shipped no more than 500,000 dual-core processors, the sources added.
Motherboard makers will be showcasing new products supporting Intel’s dual-core platform at the upcoming Computex Taipei 2005 (May 31-June 4), but demand will not be boosted much by the exhibition, the sources said.
Because of limited supply of processors and chipsets, shipments of motherboards based on the 945-platform will only reach 7% of total Intel-based mobo shipments by the end of the year, the sources said.
The percentage is low compared to 20-30% usually recorded in the past for other platforms six months after debuting, the sources said.
Quotes for motherboards supporting the 945-platform will be about US$90, which is US$15-20 more expensive than 915-based mobos, the sources said."
Shortage of Intel Pentium D Processor This Year
Shortage of Intel Pentium D Processor This Year
I guess this means that if you've been saving up to buy any of these dual-core processors you should probably get on it as soon as they hit the marketplace. Good Luck!
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