Penryn chips launch price?

[iW00t]

I read something earlier on this board (can't remember which thread it was) but a member mentioned that the 45nm chips due out towards the end of the year will no longer release as the current "promotional prices" of the Core Duo and Core 2 Duo and start at $1000s of dollar a chip.

Is that true?

Does it signal the return of US$4000 Macbook Pros?

 

[furious]

You do know that Apple don't have to use these new chips. They could always use a cheap chip at the same speed. So what if it is 65nm.

 

[dvader]

You do know that Apple don't have to use these new chips. They could always use a cheap chip at the same speed. So what if it is 65nm.

I thought one of the difference between the 65- and 45-nm processes is the optimization in performance per power consumption. That's reason enough to wait if you can wait.