Haswell chips availability..

[pepe999]

Hi,
Do PCS have any information about the newest Intel chips coming out at the end of this month? Wiki says something about 27.05.13 as the release date.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haswell_(microarchitecture)#Mobile_processors

 

[ChrisByatt]

To be honest it's not worth waiting on buying a computer for the haswell chips - they only offer better integrated graphics and a slight performance increase. They're mostly focusing on energy efficiency improvement.

 

[tom_gr7]

I agree with Chris... however, it would be worth it if you are running a laptop with integrated graphics...

 

[pepe999]

Ok and thanks! I have got another question. Will the prices of the Ivy Bridge processors go down after the release or stay the same as now because Sandy Bridge are still quite expensive even now?

 

[keynes]

Ok and thanks! I have got another question. Will the prices of the Ivy Bridge processors go down after the release or stay the same as now because Sandy Bridge are still quite expensive even now?

Any answer you will get now (before release) is just speculation. PCS should have information on the cpu but they are likely to be constraint on releasing any information before its official release. As you pointed out sandy bridge are still expensive so you could expect similar prices for ivy bridge CPUs and a premium on the new one.

 

[tom_gr7]

for intel hardware the prices are always going to be sky high, and stay at that price for some time.