Currently, notebooks featuring a Haswell-based Core i7 processor are priced at around NT$38,000 (US$1,257), higher than the NT$30,000-31,000 for models with the same specifications, but the Ivy Bridge-based platform.
However, despite the price gap, demand for notebooks remains weak in the retail channel, the sources noted.
To boost demand, Intel has recently offered the Refresh promotion, authorizing several major retail locations to offer discounts to consumers with exchange code. The promotion is offered directly by Intel itself.
Haswell laptops to be much more expensive initially
Posted on Tuesday, June 25 2013 @ 11:34 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck