Given the current economic uncertainty and the fact that Intel's new Nehalem products require brand-new hardware platforms like the SmackOver motherboard, it's unclear how fast this stunning new technology will be adopted -- particularly in the portion of the IT reseller channel serving businesses.
The first Core i7 desktop processors are clearly going to have enthusiastic fans amongst gamers and other power users, but that's a relatively small part of the overall market for computing power. One regional system builder told ChannelWeb he expects to still be delivering nine out of 10 processors based on the older Core architecture well into 2009.
