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Intel to slash Pentium III prices

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BANGALORE, August 23: Chip major, Intel Coporation is planning to cut prices on its

Pentium III chips by as much as 41 per cent, according to reports on the Internet.

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The huge cuts are aimed at increasing the demand for the Pentium III, since Intel plans

to stop producing Pentium II by September. Reports said that the move would also provide

the competition to rival Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)’s Athlon chips.

As per the new price list, the 600-MHz Pentium III, which was released at the beginning

of the month, will stay at $669, according to reports. The 550-MHz Pentium III will drop

26 per cent to $487 from $658. The 500-MHz version will sink 41 per cent, to $251 from

$423.

Lower down the speed scale, Intel is dropping the price of the 450-MHz Pentium III and

450-MHz Pentium II to $183 from $230, a 20 percent discount. By comparison, the 650-MHz

version of the Athlon, the fastest PC chip on the market, is priced at $849 and the

600-MHz version is $615. The 550-MHz Athlon sells for $449 and the 500-MHz chip is $249.

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