Why do AMD T-BIrds cost more than XPs?

[gwlam12]

Anyone?

 

[Bartman39]

Most likely because they are being phased out and are becoming extinct...

 

[klah]

They are not in production any longer so the supply is limited and some people need replacement and upgrade processors for their old motherboards that do not support the XP.

 

[Soulkeeper]

the XP's no longer use the ceramic package material
instead they use the newer organic material
this might reduce costs

 

[DACracker]

also, many tbirds were factory unlocked (unlike the new xps), eg newegg sells the tbird 1400 ahyja for like 90 bucks, as opposed to 60 for the xp 1600+
-david

 

[gwlam12]

does the Xp run cooler than the Tbird?

 

[DACracker]

way cooler... because it run at a much lower voltage (my tbird defaults at 1.8v)
-david

 

[Wind]

Normally, rare item cost more.