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>Why doesn't Intel and actually name the chips to make them clearer? Because that would make it clearer which chip was better when an average non-techie person
by jccalhoun 10y ago
>Why doesn't Intel and actually name the chips to make them clearer?
Because that would make it clearer which chip was better when an average non-techie person was in Best Buy. If it was clearer which chip was which, Acer and Lenovo and whatever low end computer maker is still around couldn't put a cheaper chip in without people noticing.
- mohaine 10y agoTo make it worse, they switched up the OEM model numbers to be unique so you can't tell for sure that the $300 dell cpu upgrade is really only switching out a $100 for a $250 one.
- sfont 10y agoIf you're not familiar with http://ark.intel.com http://ark.intel.com it lists all the specs and the recommended price. Picked a random Dell and see they are charging $66.30 to upgrade from a $117 i3 to a $192 i5. I'm not sure where the unique SKU idea comes from. They've always had some chips that are retail packaged and others that are only available in trays for OEMs.