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Via Chipset Cheaper Than Intel's Own
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Posted by: TotalRecall
From The Register:
These two are really shaking it up with each other!
VIA said yesterday it will price the P4X266 at no more than $35. According to Taiwan's Economic Times newspaper, that's between ten per cent and 20 per cent below Intel's own P4 chipsets, the RDRAM-based 850 and the single data rate 845 (aka Brookdale).
The paper puts the 850 at $43 and the 845 at $40. It also notes that Taiwanese industry sources claim VIA's alternative performs "almost" as well as the Intel parts.
Almost as well...? Time will tell. Remember all the chipsets Intel has flopped because they appeared pointless? Well, this one looks like another.
Posted by: TotalRecall
Strange how they name their chipsets. I think the "800" title is getting a little old. Come on Intel, call it...the Blazer! 
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