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When is the expected Intel price decrease supposed to affect the online retailers?

[HAL9000]

It usually takes about a week.

[mbossman2]

It really depends on where the reseller gets his CPU's.

If they buy OEM's via tube or tray, it takes about 7-10 days for the price drop to catch up in that market (the reseller and his supplier has to work their way thru their higher price stock and acquire new stock at the lower cost).

If the reseller uses boxed/retail chips, and does not stock, the price drop is realized almost immediately (as long as it takes for the complaints saying "your price is too high" to hit a certain threshold and the web site to change)

Box/retail CPU distributors love the week or so after the price drop, as it allows them to have (for a short time) a better price than the broker/OEM/"grey market" channel and man do they sell the hell out the chips. Altho, the window of lower prices has shrunk steadily over the years as resellers have learned the lesson of stocking large quantities of CPU's and then getting whacked on a price drop.

[tigstah]

there is a local place here in richmond who prices have dropped on the p4's so i am about to get me a 2.53 gigga monster.

[Werewolfdaddy]

I'm about to start working at a computer part wholesaler where I can get everything at their cost. OOOOOOOOOOOO yeah!!!;) :p :D :)

[M. A. Dockter]

Originally posted by Werewolfdaddy
I'm about to start working at a computer part wholesaler where I can get everything at their cost. OOOOOOOOOOOO yeah!!!;) :p :D :)

*smirk* you don't seem excited in the least bit. Now, when are you going to share your fortune with the rest of us?

[mbossman2]

Originally posted by Werewolfdaddy
I'm about to start working at a computer part wholesaler where I can get everything at their cost. OOOOOOOOOOOO yeah!!!;) :p :D :)

Having worked at a major distributor, I have found that the prices my own company listed as "cost" was not always the best price available. There are many sources of components and equipment, the best price is found by shopping around.

I usually did buy from my employer even tho their prices weren't the best, I knew that I (a) would not get ripped off and (b) would never have a problem with RMA if there was a problem.