[RadioAstronomer]

2008??? I think the Intel rep was out to lunch:

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2006/11/14/tech-intel.html

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2573616&sku=CP2-DUO-QX6700

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/11/02/kentsfield_released/

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Guess I didn't look like a serious geek to him....

Price:
$1099.99 at TigerDirect.....hmmm....

I have to start cashing in my IRA's.....I could be the zippiest oldster in the neighborhood....