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08/28/2006, 5:50pm, EDT
Monday, August 28th
Intel ships "Merom" Core 2 Duo chips
Intel today announced that systems based on Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology are now shipping with Intel Core 2 Duo mobile processors, although systems are note expected to ship from manufacturers until late September. The company said that more than 200 Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology-based designs from PC manufacturers, resellers and integrators around the world will incorporate the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor (formerly codenamed “Merom”) this year. Apple already uses Intel's Core Duo in its consumer MacBook and professional MacBook Pro laptops, but is expected to use the new chips in a revision to its higher-end laptops. The new Core 2 Duo processors consume less power, allowing manufacturers build cooler, sleeker and smaller systems, Intel said in its announcement. Intel also said the new processors deliver improved performance for videos, gaming and multimedia activities--especially when running multiple applications simultaneously.
AppleInsider notes that notebook makers including Dell, Toshiba and Alienware touted their own Core 2 Duo notebook designs, but that most systems are not immediately available.
Vendors such as Dell promised systems the abiity to order the new systems later this week, saying that the new laptops offered "64-bit application support, as well as ability to multi-task in a complex environment and easily run multi-threaded applications." Dell's Core 2 Duo-based notebooks start at $1,125.
The mobile version of the Intel Core 2 Duo processors T7600, T7400, T7200, T5600 and T5500 are priced at $637, $423, $294, $241 and $209 respectively, in 1,000-unit quantities.
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My Lombard PowerBook G3 easily ran multi-threaded applications. I double clicked them and they ran. How does Dell see these new processors as making the running of these applications easier?
Since a grasp of the relevant language for your market and the ability to be full of BS are the only requirements for being in marketing, I wonder why Dell employs people in their marketing department who are only half qualified. If they mean better multi-threading performance, why not just say so? But what can you expect from a company who's most famous slogan begins with "Dude"?