The 1M$ question:When are the prices of the newest RADEON cards going to drop?

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Does anyone have any info abut when the new X800 comes out to the market
(making the 9800 prices drop)???
 
" Does anyone have any info abut when the new X800 comes out to the market
(making the 9800 prices drop)??? "


http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/23/ati_r420_slips/

If the first high-end card comes out at $499, then I don't see the 128MB
9800 Pro dropping too much in price. It's already under $200. Do people
expect it to drop to $100 or something? That would hurt sales of their
newly-released cards. It'll probably still be above $150 at Christmas.
 
Cuzman said:
" Does anyone have any info abut when the new X800 comes out to the market
(making the 9800 prices drop)??? "


http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/23/ati_r420_slips/

If the first high-end card comes out at $499, then I don't see the 128MB
9800 Pro dropping too much in price. It's already under $200. Do people
expect it to drop to $100 or something? That would hurt sales of their
newly-released cards. It'll probably still be above $150 at Christmas.
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I agree. I really don't think that the 9800Pro is going to come down much
more before Xmas. I think what you'll see is a lot of rebate sales. So the
card will be $200 with a $50 rebate. The card is still selling well at the
$200 price point. There's not a huge market for the $500+ cards. So the
9800Pro will still be a good seller for awhile longer. JLC
 
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