Cirrus - <The mobile Pentium III is in particularly short supply, with distributors and dealers being told that boxed units are now unlikely to arrive in volume until Q1 of 2000, with availability still very limited in Q4.>
This isn't exactly bad news. I believe it means what it says, that with a ramping technology, Intel was simply unable to make enough of them to satisfy demand. I.e, SOLD OUT!
<Intel also pulled the plug on its "early access" plan for distributors and dealers, under which they can buy up to three new processors ahead of launch. In this case, the Pentium III 733s, 700s, 667s, 650s, 600EBs, 600Es, and 533s in the SECC2 package were all affected.>
This sort of explains the lack of Pricewatch entries, doesn't it?
<The problem here is with validation of the fan heatsink, according to documents we have seen. It means that the S370 Pentium IIIs may now well be delayed until the beginning of December, or later. >
If true, this wouldn't be good.
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