Good point and I stand corrected for using the wrong terminology, but I remain convinced that my assessment of the underlying situation is still valid.
What I should have stated was that as a general rule, retail processors, once they get past the initial "got to be first on the block to have it" craze, usually sell for very little over the price that is "oft cited prices posted online, which are for 1,000 quantity orders of OEM/TRAY chips, directly from Intel".
The initial sub $200 prices for the retail E8400s from Microcenter and the $199 prices for the E3110s from Buy-Com were representatives of that typical pricing. The jump to $260 to $280 or so at places like ZZF after they started selling like hot cakes was also typical of resellers adjusting for product shortages...but the fact that they had them in stock at those prices hardly justified them being called "deals".
The retail E8400 is now sub $210 at numerous places, including ClubIT...indications that the supply line is catching up with the demand.
Again, I just can't call the OEM E8500 a "deal" at $290+ and that pricing from TD for OEM parts are not prices that will hold up when the supply line is filled.
So, yes, while I erred in my use of the term "MSRP" when referring to these product...I do not believe that I erred in my assessment of the support for that pricing.
