Seeing Intels foray into the low-price market, VIA has decided to confront the new competition by updating its P4X266A chipset. Quoted at as low as US$18, the P4X266E is equipped with VIAs latest south bridge chip, the VT8235, which allows the product to support USB 2.0. In forthcoming versions of the VT8235, the Taiwanese chipset designer also plans to add serial ATA and 802.11b-support functions. Serial ATA, this is going to be a good year for storage.