Up to 400,000 Intel Z68 Express Motherboards To Ship In May
First-tier Taiwan-based motherboard makers are expected to ship a total of 350,000-400,000 units of Intel’s Z68-based motherboards before the end of May 2011, according to an estimate by industry sources. In other news, Intel plans to launch seven Sandy Bridge CPUs on May 22, including Core i5-2405S, Core i5-2310, Core i3-2105 as well as the Pentium lineup of G850/G840/G620 and G620T, the sources revealed.
The bulk of May shipments of Z68 motherboards will come from Gigabyte Technology, said the sources, noting that Asustek Computer is expected to ship 30,000 Z68 models in May, while Micro-Star International (MSI) and ASRock combined will ship only 15,000 units. Additionally, Gigabyte plans to launch over 20 models of Z68-based motherboards before the end of June, including models that will support m-SATA onboard technology, the sources indicated.
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