Price cuts nip at Celeron chips
By John G. Spooner
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
April 28, 2003, 7:32 AM PT
http://news.com.com/2100-1006-998516.html

Intel reduced the prices of several of its Celeron processors for desktop PCs over the weekend, marking its second round of price cuts in two weeks.

The chipmaker lowered prices for the chips, designed for low-price desktops, by as much as 24 percent late Sunday.

Intel typically reduces its chip prices on a predetermined schedule. Most often, it cuts prices to make room for new chips that it plans to introduce soon or to entice PC makers to move up the line to its faster processors.

This time, the largest price cuts came on Intel's newest 2.4GHz and 2.3GHz Celeron processors. All of the company's Celerons, except for the 2.4GHz version, now sell for less than $100 each.

Intel reduced the price of the 2.4GHz Celeron by 19 percent, from $127 to $103. The 2.3GHz chip saw the largest price decrease, falling by 24 percent from $117 to $89.

The Santa Clara, Calif., company also sliced the price of the 2.2GHz Celeron by 19 percent, from $103 to $89. Its 2.1GHz sibling slid by 11 percent, from $89 to $79.

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