Pentium D from Intel

"I won't say it is as exciting as the Internet was about 10 years ago, but it
comes pretty close." - Gerald Holzhammer, vice president of Intel's Digital
Home Group.

Intel has announced the launch of its new dual-core processor, Pentium D,
for use in desktop PCs. The Pentium D is Intel's second dual-core
processor, following the introduction of the Pentium Extreme Edition in
April and comes just a few days ahead of rival AMD's launch of the Athlon
64x2 dual core PC chip.

The new Pentium D 840, 830, and 820 chips are less expensive than the
Pentium Extreme Edition, and will introduce dual core technology to far
more users than the Extreme Edition chip. Pentium D prices range from
$241 to $530 in 1000-units quantities with speeds from 2.8 gigahertz to
3.2 GHz. Supporting chipsets range from $38 to $42.

The new processor and chip set will be outfitted in business desktops
produced by HP, Dell and Lenovo. Dell's new Dimension 9100 supports
either the dual-core 800 series chips or the 600 series Pentium 4 chips.
Hewlett-Packard is making the dual-core 800 processors available on
several existing models in its Pavilion lineup. Lenovo Group's ThinkCentre
A52 and M52 desktops will be available later this year with the dual-core
processors and the new chip sets.