2.4-GHz Pentium 4 Makes a Surprise Appearance

Source: Anti Crack

Intel hasn't even announced the new, speedier chip, but some PC makers were able to get their hands on them. A new Pentium 4 processor running at 2.4 GHz, as yet unannounced by maker Intel, has appeared in the component shops of Tokyo's Akihabara district.

Sato Musen began selling the chips over the weekend but has already sold out of its initial supply, a salesman at the shop says. The shop received a single tray of the chips from an undisclosed source and does not know when further chips will be available, the salesman says. However, he says Intel is expected to officially launch the chip in early April. Intel last introduced new chips in the Pentium 4 line on January 7 this year when it announced the 2.2-GHz version of the chip.