Major PC Makers Get Hands on 3GHz P4
Intel Corp. has begun shipping 3GHz Pentium 4 processors, the first to feature performance-enhancing hyperthreading technology, to major PC makers in preparation for its formal launch Nov. 14, sources said.
New processors are normally shipped to major PC companies weeks in advance to enable vendors to validate the performance of the chip and assure it will work with computer makers' existing products and software. In addition, Intel "fills the channel" to assure PCs will be assembled and ready for shipping the day of the launch.
While Intel declined to specify the chip's launch date or price, sources said the 3GHz Pentium 4 will debut Nov. 14, just two days prior to the kickoff of Fall Comdex in Las Vegas, and will be priced at $637, based on 1,000-unit shipments.
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