Budget laptop chip Wildcat Lake is sold out, Intel says
On its earnings call Intel said demand for the low-cost Wildcat Lake chip outstrips supply, and memory will not improve in 2027.
A cheap Intel chip has sold out because so many people want it. Memory will stay scarce next year. So a cheap laptop may be hard to find.
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Why it matters
Budget chips mean cheaper laptops. A sellout plus the memory shortage may limit cheap choices.
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The details
- CEO Lip-Bu Tan said demand for Wildcat Lake is outstripping supply.
- CFO David Zinsner said the chips are now sold out.
- They appear in low-cost laptops such as the new Dell XPS 13 and the HP Omnibook 5 14.
- Many start with only 8GB of memory.
- Zinsner said Intel does not expect memory to improve in 2027, and will see in 2028.
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