Belive it or not, Intel’s widely-discussed Centrino Atom processor / system controller for MIDs is now available. The processors run at maximum clock speeds of 800MHz, 1.1GHz, 1.33GHz, 1.6GHz, and 1.8GHz and cost $45, $45, $65, $95, and $160, but in 1,000-unit quantities, which is very used way of quoting chip prices.

Wait! Those are the prices per 1,000 units, which are lower than Intel’s Core 2 Duo mobile processors, which range in price from $637 to $209 in 1,000-unit quantities, according to Intel’s March 25 price list (pdf document).