Intel Shortage Raises Chances of Laptop Waiting Lists
Wed, 28 Apr 2010
Consumers could be facing a wait to purchase new notebooks due to a shortage in Intel PC microprocessors. PC manufacturers using Intel’s Arrandale laptop microprocessors such as the Core i3 and Core i5 chips have been struggling to get hold of the chips since March, prompting some computer manufacturers to pay 20 per cent above contract prices in order to obtain the required chips.

The chips are typically used in the latest sleek laptops – those which are most likely to incur a waiting list for consumers. US chip distributor Converge said it was unusual to see such a chip shortage, while experts have commented that it could give Intel’s main rival, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), a chance to gain market share. Leading notebook manufacturers such as Dell and Hewlett Packard are not expected to be affected as they receive priority from component markets at times of shortages, though smaller vendors are likely to turn to other microprocessor manufacturers.

Intel said the company was working to meet customer demand, though Acer, Asustek and Hewlett Packard all declined to comment. Chief financial officer at Intel, Stacy Smith, cited the high demand over the past quarter as the reason for the shortage.

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