Will there be any Intel price cuts soon because of the new Penryns?

specifically inquiring about the Q6600

if so, when can we expect them? and by how much will the price of the q6600 drop

thanks!

Q6600 stays at $266. In January it gets replaced with a 2.5Ghz/1333 FSB with 6MB L2 cache Yorkfield at the same $266 price point. Intel isn't dropping quad prices below $266, at least for the short term.

Yeah, the launch articles seem to hint that the desktop versions of Penryn won't be available until 45 days from today. That basically means the start of the year. If you're looking for a Christmas present, the C2D's and C2Q's are probably the best.

Yes thats just 1 Penryn the QX9650 the other 15 are all Xeon's. The rest of the Penryn's is anyones guess. Looks like only an increase in the top price for the QX9650. That low end Xeon for $177 looks tempting.
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/34800/118/

Don't wait for the price cuts. Chances are not likely unless AMD pulls something out of their a$$. Just look at the current pricing with e6550 and the old e6600 and go check up on their performances. The new Penryn's will replace the current Conroe's, but the price will more or less remain the same.

i doubt it look at the e6600 its still $225

I doubt you'll see much of a drop, if any. The Q6600 is fabbed at 65nm, so I doubt Intel has as much room to play with the pricing as it will with the 45nm Penryns.