Once again Intel has a good $300 low power CPU for $250 devices. I wonder if they will still be perplexed by why these are not flying off the shelves from OEM orders.
Well said. I picked up a tablet for my son a couple of months ago, it will do 95% of what a $600 tablet can do at 80% of the performance for $120. Intel is completely misunderstanding the market and it's direction.
ARM tablet sales are slipping, but I think their slowing sales are an indicator of an overall tepid market for the tablet form factor which includes x86 devices. Releasing a high cost CPU into that market will not net Intel many sales. Maybe the company isn't concerned about that and maybe they're seeking higher margins in a small market, but it does superficially look like the MSRP is unrealistic.
You missed the point. Instead of offering a sane range of prices and performance levels in their Core and i product line that fill out all the WHOLE range of market needs they insist on keeping the atom around.
They could have the low power versions in low end devices and impress customers with performance. Instead people get a $100 to $270 device with a just passable Atom and it tarnishes the whole Wintel industry's image.
Kaby Lake was supposed to add native USB 3.1 Generation 2 (10 Gbit/s) support, but the first CPUs did show no such feature. What about the other chips that are coming out in January?
Wouldn't that be dependant on the chipset ? I am not sure if upcoming 200 series chipsets that will accompany Kaby Lake will support it or not, but it wouldn't be part of the CPU spec.
This must be 2nd most boring release from Intel after Skylake release of course. All i care is about 10 core Broadwell-E i am running and future CPU in that area.
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Gunbuster - Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - link
Once again Intel has a good $300 low power CPU for $250 devices. I wonder if they will still be perplexed by why these are not flying off the shelves from OEM orders.fanofanand - Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - link
Well said. I picked up a tablet for my son a couple of months ago, it will do 95% of what a $600 tablet can do at 80% of the performance for $120. Intel is completely misunderstanding the market and it's direction.lilmoe - Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - link
No they're not "misunderstanding"... There's just no competition, and ARM tablets have lost steam, so why NOT?BrokenCrayons - Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - link
ARM tablet sales are slipping, but I think their slowing sales are an indicator of an overall tepid market for the tablet form factor which includes x86 devices. Releasing a high cost CPU into that market will not net Intel many sales. Maybe the company isn't concerned about that and maybe they're seeking higher margins in a small market, but it does superficially look like the MSRP is unrealistic.fanofanand - Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - link
Swinging from contra-revenue schemes to top-tier premium pricing seems overly optimistic on Intel's part.Meteor2 - Wednesday, August 31, 2016 - link
It's for $900 devices, like the Surface Pro.Gunbuster - Wednesday, August 31, 2016 - link
You missed the point. Instead of offering a sane range of prices and performance levels in their Core and i product line that fill out all the WHOLE range of market needs they insist on keeping the atom around.They could have the low power versions in low end devices and impress customers with performance. Instead people get a $100 to $270 device with a just passable Atom and it tarnishes the whole Wintel industry's image.
Atom $30, Core $300. Derp Derp Derp
fera79 - Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - link
Kaby Lake was supposed to add native USB 3.1 Generation 2 (10 Gbit/s) support, but the first CPUs did show no such feature. What about the other chips that are coming out in January?retrospooty - Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - link
Wouldn't that be dependant on the chipset ? I am not sure if upcoming 200 series chipsets that will accompany Kaby Lake will support it or not, but it wouldn't be part of the CPU spec.karma77police - Tuesday, August 30, 2016 - link
This must be 2nd most boring release from Intel after Skylake release of course. All i care is about 10 core Broadwell-E i am running and future CPU in that area.