Intel set the price of the new 1.7GHz Pentium M at $637, making it the company's new flagship mobile processor. Meanwhile, the chipmaker lists the 1.2GHz low-voltage Pentium M at $284, while the 1GHz ultra-low-voltage chip lists at $262. Making room for the new chips, Intel dropped list prices on its existing Pentium Ms. The 1.6GHz Pentium M fell from $637 to $423, a 34 percent reduction. The 1.5GHz Pentium M also went down a notch, sliding 31 percent, from $423 to $294. Intel also bumped the 1.4GHz Pentium M down by 18 percent, from $294 to $241. Meanwhile, Intel also dropped prices on Centrino bundles, which include the Pentium M, chipset and wireless module, by between 14 percent and 30 percent. With the Pentium M working its way into the market, Intel intends to refresh its Pentium 4-M processor for notebooks in June. Intel is expected to reinvigorate the Pentium 4-M by launching a different version of the chip that is more geared toward consumers. The new chip is expected to offer higher clock speeds and lower prices than do existing Pentium 4-M chips.
Intel set the price of the new 1.7GHz Pentium M at $637, making it the company's new flagship mobile processor. Meanwhile, the chipmaker lists the 1.2GHz low-voltage Pentium M at $284, while the 1GHz ultra-low-voltage chip lists at $262. Making room for the new chips, Intel dropped list prices on its existing Pentium Ms. The 1.6GHz Pentium M fell from $637 to $423, a 34 percent reduction. The 1.5GHz Pentium M also went down a notch, sliding 31 percent, from $423 to $294. Intel also bumped the 1.4GHz Pentium M down by 18 percent, from $294 to $241. Meanwhile, Intel also dropped prices on Centrino bundles, which include the Pentium M, chipset and wireless module, by between 14 percent and 30 percent. With the Pentium M working its way into the market, Intel intends to refresh its Pentium 4-M processor for notebooks in June. Intel is expected to reinvigorate the Pentium 4-M by launching a different version of the chip that is more geared toward consumers. The new chip is expected to offer higher clock speeds and lower prices than do existing Pentium 4-M chips.






