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Atom processors for mobile products are beginning to drop in price, says new Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. Intel also plans to research low-cost options of their own, meaning even lower prices for portable computers are on their way.<\/p>\nAtom processors for mobile products are beginning to drop in price, says new Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. Intel also plans to research low-cost options of their own, meaning even lower prices for portable computers are on their way.<\/p>\n
Within the next year, Intel plans on making mobile Atom chips the same price as mainstream PC processors, which will bring laptops down to $300 or less. Tablets, convertible and traditional, will drop to the $150 mark because Krazanich says that his company will be \u201cputting much, much effort into Atom,\u201d though neither change will be immediate.<\/p>\n
The newest Atom processor that comes even close to an Intel Core will be the \u201cBay Trail,\u201d which performs almost as well as the Intel Core I series chips. “Bay Trail allows us to get into these markets that we aren’t in…in a big way today. We expect to see touch-enabled clam shells coming down to the $300 range, convertibles to the sub-$400 range,” Krzanich said. Bay Trail tablets are expected to be under $150 once the technology catches and tablets using the new chip are launched.<\/p>\n
Hopefully, this move will mean big, profitable quarters for Intel, whose profit has fallen to $12.8 billion from $13.5 billion in the last twelve months. Stacy Smith, Intel\u2019s chief financial officer believes this move will \u201cquadruple\u201d by fourth quarter in 2014.<\/p>\n
These tablets, convertible tablets and laptops will be available without restrictions on purchases so companies may buy as many as they need to fuel their workforce effectively.<\/p>\n
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