Quote Originally Posted by chuckbam View Post
That is just the slowest first release Bloomfield (4 cores w/ hyperthread). They call the 2.66 Bloomfield mainstream. I don't think any Bloomfield is mainstream. Many LGA1366 CPUs will follow.
No mainstream parts will be available at launch. It will be all server and high end at launch, with mainstream and performance mainstream trickling in over what probably will be a few months.

Remember, Intel still has some Penryns to sell off, and the Christmas buying season is perfect for that.