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Intel to up 45nm Core 2 Extreme prices by 50% next year

Pricier Penryns coming down the 'pike Updated Upcoming 'Penryn'-based 45nm high-end quad-core CPUs may well attract an even higher price premium than before, it has emerged. Intel has apparently informed customers that next year's Core 2 Extreme... ...full story at the register (uk)

from the register (uk) on Tue, Oct 16 2007

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