Chris
20-11-2005, 08:42 AM
Read more: http://www.computerworld.com/hardwaretopics/hardware/story/0,10801,106334,00.html
But the problem in China is not confined to remarked samples of the Pentium M. In Chuanghui’s case, the company has set up virtual storefronts on at least two online marketplaces to sell remarked Celeron processors to overseas buyers. The Chuanghui storefronts describe the remarked chips as Celeron processors that have been altered to pass as 3.6-GHz Pentium 4 processors and assure prospective customers that they look just like the real thing.
Intel is not amused. “That kind of behavior is not something that we tolerate or endorse,” said Barbara Grimes, a spokeswoman for the chip maker in Hong Kong.
The remarked processors Chuanghui sells are actually 1.7-GHz Celeron chips and are currently available for $78 each, including a motherboard, in quantities of 100 or more, said James Zhan, a company representative named online as a contact for potential buyers. By comparison, Intel sells the real thing for $401 in 1,000-unit quantities without a motherboard, according to the company’s most recent price list.
But the problem in China is not confined to remarked samples of the Pentium M. In Chuanghui’s case, the company has set up virtual storefronts on at least two online marketplaces to sell remarked Celeron processors to overseas buyers. The Chuanghui storefronts describe the remarked chips as Celeron processors that have been altered to pass as 3.6-GHz Pentium 4 processors and assure prospective customers that they look just like the real thing.
Intel is not amused. “That kind of behavior is not something that we tolerate or endorse,” said Barbara Grimes, a spokeswoman for the chip maker in Hong Kong.
The remarked processors Chuanghui sells are actually 1.7-GHz Celeron chips and are currently available for $78 each, including a motherboard, in quantities of 100 or more, said James Zhan, a company representative named online as a contact for potential buyers. By comparison, Intel sells the real thing for $401 in 1,000-unit quantities without a motherboard, according to the company’s most recent price list.