Over the U.S. holiday weekend, Intel quietly released 16 new "Sandy Bridge" processors -- 11 desktop and five mobile models. The CPUs range from a 1.6GHz, single-core Celeron G440 ($37) for low-cost desktops to the 2.7GHz, quad-core Core i7-2960XM ($1,096) for high-end portables.

This site has a nice easy to read chart with prices.

http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Intel-16-new-Sandy-Bridge-CPUs-and-price-cuts/

I don't closely follow Intel products these days so I'm not entirely sure if these new offerings were anticipated or not, especially since some of the tech is pretty long in the tooth but apparently still has a market in some segments.