Intel will roll out its first wave of mainstream 45-nanometer "Montevina" Centrino 2 mobile processors by June then follow this up in September with additional chips including the first quad-core mobile processor.
The first quad-core mobile processor, the Core 2 Extreme QX9300, will launch in September at a clock speed of 2.53GHz and be priced at just over $1,000. This chip will also boast a massive 12MB cache and have a Thermal Design Power (TDP or thermal envelope) of 45 watts, rivaling desktop quad-core processors.
The first wave of Centrino 2 models, due by June, include the T9600 and P8600, running at 2.8GHz and 2.4GHz respectively. A high-end upgrade to the current Core 2 Extreme X9000, the X9100, is also expected. This is expected to run at 3.06MHz with a 44W thermal envelope. Pricing will range from $530 for the T9600 to $209 for the P8400 (2.26GHz). The 8000 series will have a 3MB cache, while the 9000, 6MB.
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The first quad-core mobile processor, the Core 2 Extreme QX9300, will launch in September at a clock speed of 2.53GHz and be priced at just over $1,000. This chip will also boast a massive 12MB cache and have a Thermal Design Power (TDP or thermal envelope) of 45 watts, rivaling desktop quad-core processors.
The first wave of Centrino 2 models, due by June, include the T9600 and P8600, running at 2.8GHz and 2.4GHz respectively. A high-end upgrade to the current Core 2 Extreme X9000, the X9100, is also expected. This is expected to run at 3.06MHz with a 44W thermal envelope. Pricing will range from $530 for the T9600 to $209 for the P8400 (2.26GHz). The 8000 series will have a 3MB cache, while the 9000, 6MB.
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well it's good for people who DON'T want quad core on their laptops, especially for $1000
some ppl will be excited about mainstream chips with a new architecture... i know i am! :-D might be getting a laptop as soon as these puppies come out... prob the P8400 though, since it will be something like half the price
Sounds pretty fast
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The Rockwall county district attorney seems to need a nice video card for his backup server
i am not an expert so if i am wrong tell me, but since vista (aero) uses much more of the video resources for an applications ui creation isn't it better to just get a good card? Not to mention the only reason to get a quad core is if you have a piece of software that is multithreaded for example autocad and ProE both of which require a good card.
Most people would just be fine with a Asus eeepc and they could get 2-3 of them for the price of that processor.
I'm sure the X3100, X3500, X4500 are more than adequate.
Drafting applications such as UGX, solidedge, and autocad as you mentioned need something a little more powerful such as NVIDIA discrete graphics, but that isn't the only application.
or is the 9000 series an example of the core 2 extremes, which hardly anyone bought? just seems a shame there's no 'sweet' spot in having the 6MB cache for a lower price
then again, would anyone notice the difference for general use?
Just curiousity, i done a lil searching on Google UK and found nothing so if anyone knows then cool stuff, post it up!
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