For instance, when Intel reduced its price or launches a better version of the P4, the news stories often report “Quantity 1000” pricing for the OEM or “tray” versions. This is what a computer manufacture that purchases processors 1000 at a time pays; a manufactures that purchase 100000 at a time may spend less. If one buys single OEM processor, you’ll usually pay a few more than the Quantity 1000 pricing. But one might end up paying less also, as PC manufacturers normally order more processors than they required for taking advantage of discounts on huge quantities, and then sell the unnecessary processors at a bit loss to distributors who then sell them to retailers.