Intel Introduces "Sandy Bridge" Microprocessors without Graphics - X-bit labs:
Intel Corp. has quietly started to sell its Core i-series "Sandy Bridge" microprocessors without integrated graphics cores. Although the new chips lack a key feature of Intel's current-generation product and thus require standalone graphics solution, cost starts at $50, the pricing of the new Core i5 and Core i3 central processing units is not too low to say at least.
Intel Corp. has quietly started to sell its Core i-series "Sandy Bridge" microprocessors without integrated graphics cores. Although the new chips lack a key feature of Intel's current-generation product and thus require standalone graphics solution, cost starts at $50, the pricing of the new Core i5 and Core i3 central processing units is not too low to say at least.
The world's largest chipmaker releases its graphics-free processors at a rather wrong timing. Due to massively increased prices of hard disk drives (HDDs) personal computer manufacturers omitted installation of standalone graphics cards into their configurations in order to maintain costs of PCs at a stable level back in Q4 2011. Since in the first quarter demand generally softens and since hard drives will continue be expensive, few PC makers will be interested in chips without integrated graphics that are still pretty expensive.
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