2x1MB Athlon 64 X2s: Last of a Dying Breed
On July 24th, 2006, price cuts were announced that affected most of AMD’s product lineup excluding the Athlon 64 X2 4800+, 4400+ and 4000+ for s939 and sAM2, since they are soon-to-be discontinued products. Although Athlon 64 X2 4800+, 4400+ and 4000+ are EOL products, some distributors still have them in stock. Nevertheless, distributors decided to drop the the prices anyway. A new price sheet (left, click to in large) reveals new distributor pricing for the remaining 2x1MB Athlon 64 X2 processors. By Agust 27th distributors are expected to drop prices on Athlon 64 X2 4800+ and 4400+ s939 and sAM2 products to $266 and $224 respectively. Athlon 64 X2 models 4000+ will drop to $173 in the same time frame. The price cuts will be the last for the respective models as AMD has already sent out an EOL regarding the Athlon 64 X2 models.
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