Intel Macs stay at non-Intel prices | Channel Register

Intel Macs stay at non-Intel prices Channel Register: "Apple is shipping its first Intel-based Mac six months early and debuting its first Intel-based laptops. However, it seems that Intel technology does not herald Intel pricing.
CEO Steve Jobs opened Macworld in San Francisco by previewing the MacBook Pro, a machine that supersedes the PowerBook G4 and introduces 4-5x performance gains with the insertion of Intel's Core Duo processor.
Intel's dual-core chip delivers the extra performance without an increase in power consumption or heat - two issues Apple struggled with when contemplating the use of IBM's G5-class PowerPC chip in laptops.
Explaining the IBM-to-Intel switch, Jobs told whooping Macworld delegates: 'We are kinda done with Power, and we want Mac in the name of our products.' Orders for the MacBookPro are being taken now, and shipment is due next month."