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Intel unveils new chips
Intel Corp. unveiled a new lineup of laptop chips Monday night that it claims are faster, better and use less power than anything on the market.
The five new Centrino Core 2 Duo processors help put Intel further ahead of rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and also indicate the changing face of portable computing, according to Intel officials.
“When we first introduced Intel Centrino back in 2003, there were very few Wi-Fi hotspots, YouTube videos and social media didn’t really exist, “thin and light” only referred to weight goals and desktop PCs outsold notebooks by a very wide margin,” Mooly Eden,general manager of the company’s Mobile Platforms Group said in a statement. “Today, notebooks outsell desktops in the U.S, and we’re paving the way to HD entertainment, rich online gaming, faster broadband wireless speeds and an easier and more secure way for businesses to manage, update and repair their notebook fleets.”
The new chips will help speed up the computing power and let users do things like view high-definition videos on their laptops, all while using less battery power, according to Intel.
Nearly 250 new consumer and business notebook PCs are being designed with the new chips. Many will hit the market just in time for back-to-school shopping.
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By Paul Horn
July 15, 2008 8:06 AM | Link to this
80% of notebooks ship with integrated graphics. That is NOT shipping on Centrino and Intel graphics have been plagued with issues. Intel graphics have been named in the press to the Vista class action lawsuit and even Stephen Wildstrom says they have issues playing the darn Sims 2! So the question is…. when will the X4500 ship and how will its performance and compatibility be?
By support local
July 15, 2008 11:34 AM | Link to this
After getting loads of incentives to build downtown, Intel pulled out and left a shell of a building for years. Support local businesses and buy products with AMD processors and ATI graphics.
By MHH
July 15, 2008 1:37 PM | Link to this
Big wup, I use notebook/laptop for running office applications, do not need more speed for any of it. May watch a movie on a flight is all but no sorry, just don’t use a computer for entertainment. I have a family, a life and lots of activities doing things outside that a computer cannot run.