Intel To Launch Quad-Core "Mobile" Processor In Q3 2008
DigiTimes is reporting that Intel will be set to launch its mobile quad-core processor, the Core 2 Extreme QX9300, in the third quarter of this year.
The processor will carry a hefty price tag at US $1,038 in thousand-unit quantities, and DigiTimes says Intel does not expect demand to really pick up until the second half of 2009. Intel had previously demoed the chip at their Fall Developer Forum.
While the processor looks to be the first quad-core mobile CPU, its adoption will be limited due to its higher-than-average thermal design power of 45 Watts. Other elements of the processor promise to be surprisingly full-featured compared to its desktop counterparts: 2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz front side bus, and 12 MB L2 cache.
The processor will carry a hefty price tag at US $1,038 in thousand-unit quantities, and DigiTimes says Intel does not expect demand to really pick up until the second half of 2009. Intel had previously demoed the chip at their Fall Developer Forum.
While the processor looks to be the first quad-core mobile CPU, its adoption will be limited due to its higher-than-average thermal design power of 45 Watts. Other elements of the processor promise to be surprisingly full-featured compared to its desktop counterparts: 2.53 GHz, 1066 MHz front side bus, and 12 MB L2 cache.
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51 months ago
I think we will see this in an iMac way before a MacBook Pro. :cool:
Agreed. It's a bit too hot to put in MBP, but we're getting closer to truly mobile quadcore.
Notice I put mobile in quotes in the story title. :cool:
51 months ago
THIS IS AWESOME. All i need to know is the exact date when this is to happen so i can sell my MbP and get this one =) finally they are making quadcore laptops. That would be awesome if they put like a 9800M GT graphics card. Lol.
51 months ago
THIS IS AWESOME. All i need to know is the exact date when this is to happen so i can sell my MbP and get this one =) finally they are making quadcore laptops. That would be awesome if they put like a 9800M GT graphics card. Lol.
Likely at least 2010 before the MBPs go Quad.
51 months ago
ugh, looks like im just going to be buying more then 1 mac now... fantastic!
51 months ago
I wish they'd just use the damn desktop chips in the iMac...and we'd have seen a quad core version already.
I know they have a "thin" fetish, but I'd rather see the best price/performance instead.
I know they have a "thin" fetish, but I'd rather see the best price/performance instead.
51 months ago
I wish they'd just use the damn desktop chips in the iMac...and we'd have seen a quad core version already.
I know they have a "thin" fetish, but I'd rather see the best price/performance instead.
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