Intels entry-level Atom to start at $29 USD

Intel's new low-power processor now called the ATOM (previously code named Silverthorne) will be starting at $29USD for their entry-level Atom 230 vaiant in tray quantities of one thousand. These price points will be directly competing with AMD's low-power Sempron lineup. The Intel Atom series of cpus are planing to be released in the second quarter of this 2008. Asustek plans on using the Atom series of cpus in their E-DT (Eee PC desktop) machines and other manufactures plan to follow suit.