Motorola Inc hopes to capture a broad market for the PowerPC processor by pricing the first versions well below Intel Corp’s fastest microprocessors, US PC Week reports: preliminary pricing for the PowerPC, due in volume in the third quarter, has been listed at $280 for the 50MHz 601 and $374 for the 66MHz version of the chip in quantities of 20,000 or more, according to sources familiar with Motorola’s plans – significantly below the Pentium and the 66MHz 80486DX2, although the Pentium will outperform the PowerPC chips; systems that use the PowerPC are expected to be priced at from $3,000 to $4,000.
