Intel Retires Five Ivy Bridge Core i3 Mobile Chips

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It's that time again where Intel waves off some old processors.

As time progresses, old things become irrelevant. Today another five mobile Ivy Bridge processors from Intel are making their way into the history books. The last retirement notice came around mid-July and consisted of mobile Ivy Bridge CPUs along with accompanying chipsets.

So what does this mean for you? Well, if you're looking for a new laptop, and you want something that is priced well, you might be able to score a good deal somewhere in the coming weeks, thanks to retailers clearing out old inventory. You won't get the long battery life that you get from Haswell processors, but regarding performance, you won't be missing much.

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Niels Broekhuijsen is a Contributing Writer for Tom's Hardware US. He reviews cases, water cooling and pc builds.

2 Comments Comment from the forums
  • kawininjazx
    Kind of stinks, you can get great deals on Ivy Bridge laptops, and most people would never be able to tell the performance difference, but you have to move on eventually.
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  • zaznet
    This is just a normal transition between generations of processors. As the next generation gains in adoption by manufacturers the price for those will drop and in a few years those models will be retired too.
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