Vendors to Cut Prices for Intel Core Duo T2300E Powered Laptops

Laptop vendors, including Dell, Acer and HP, have begun cutting prices for Intel Core Duo (Yonah) T2300E CPU based notebooks, in an attempt to accelerate inventory clearance prior to the launch of new Core 2 Duo (Merom) based systems, Digi Times reports. The average selling price (ASP) of Intel Core Duo notebooks has gone down to less than US$1,000, indicated the sources.

Notebook models based on Intel’s Core Duo T2250 and T2050 processors, which are not listed with the other T-series Core Duo mobile CPUs on Intel’s pricing or product website pages, are priced between US$699-799, according to the sources.

ASP for dual-core Yonah notebooks drop to less than US$1,000