AMD's partners refuse to lower price on 4870 – it would be too good of a deal
AMD was planning on offsetting (but not eliminating) the loss of revenue caused by lowering prices with mail-in rebates. But the companies that make the cards you and I have in our boxes decided it wasn’t enough of a draw, they’d rather keep it at its previous pricing and hope nobody notices. What does this mean to you? Well, nothing yet. As you can see, no one has taken the bait yet, but it’s only a matter of time before you start getting even better deals for the much-loved 4870. It’s already a good deal, and you better believe that at $150 it’s a steal. Don’t believe me? Ask the guys trying to make money off them.