Tweakers.net in the Netherlands is reporting that Intel is having trouble keeping up with demand for their Atom processors. This is not the first time we have heard this rumour but it is the first time Intel seem to confirm it. Matty Bakkeren of Intel doesn’t call the shortages drastic but says demand is much higher than anticipated. What effects this will have, if any, aren’t clear but orders are not currently being filled immediately which means delays and shortages of some kind are possible for at least some of the Atom equipped devices. Currently the only Atom devices we have seen on sale are those with a Diamondville processor the more energy efficient Silverthorne devices have yet to reach us and those might now take longer to get to market.
Atom demand outstripping production
Posted on 04 July 2008, Last updated on 11 November 2019 by Steve Paine
How is it “not clear what effects this will have”? Obviously, if you create false supply shortage, the next step is to increase the price. Basic Economics 101.
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