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Intel's Upcoming Quad-Core "Mobile" Chip Realistic For Laptops?

Thursday May 15, 2008 9:30 am PDT by longofest
In March we reported that Intel's upcoming Core 2 Extreme QX9300 was scheduled for quarter 3 of this year. The chip promised to be the first mobile quad-core chip available, however the expected 45W power requirements was going to limit the chip's adoption.

The Inquirer is now reporting that the chip may actually come in at 35W, which would be much more palatable for mobile use.

Apple has habitually offered Intel's top-shelf mobile and workstation processors, often obtaining unannounced products. It remains speculation as to when or if the chip may end up in an Apple computer.
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Eidorian
49 months ago
It's good to hear it might be coming in at 35W now. It has been on the roadmap for ages now so a mobile quad core isn't a surprise. ;)
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flopticalcube
49 months ago
Quad core iMac is now a given. Quad core MBP is a highly probable.
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PlaceofDis
49 months ago
the lower they can get the power the more likely we'll see it used in the macbooks and macbook pros, but i'm still unsure if they'll work alright in such a thin enclosure.
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hvfsl
49 months ago

the lower they can get the power the more likely we'll see it used in the macbooks and macbook pros, but i'm still unsure if they'll work alright in such a thin enclosure.


I can't see them putting it in a MacBook for at least 5 years (considering there is no real need to it for the average MacBook user).
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Eidorian
49 months ago

I can't see them putting it in a MacBook for at least 5 years (considering there is no real need to it for the average MacBook user).

Please don't drag up the "average user" argument. It turns quickly into a pointless hardware specification war.

Apple is very fond of using the fastest processors Intel has to offer while skimping on the remaining hardware.
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PlaceofDis
49 months ago

I can't see them putting it in a MacBook for at least 5 years (considering there is no real need to it for the average MacBook user).


well that all depends on the development process. they won't put it in the macbooks immediately, but it should trickle down in a year or two. five would be much too long imo.
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flopticalcube
49 months ago

the lower they can get the power the more likely we'll see it used in the macbooks and macbook pros, but i'm still unsure if they'll work alright in such a thin enclosure.

I guess it would depend on what Apple had in mind for the MBP. If they go the way of the MBA and go even thinner, then heat could be a problem, although they could always underclock it.
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vendettabass
49 months ago

the lower they can get the power the more likely we'll see it used in the macbooks and macbook pros, but i'm still unsure if they'll work alright in such a thin enclosure.


I can't see them putting it in a MacBook for at least 5 years (considering there is no real need to it for the average MacBook user).


octo core MacBooks at least! in 5 years!
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Yvan256
49 months ago
Would it be possible to see both the iMac and Mac mini with quad core first, before the laptops?
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PlaceofDis
49 months ago

Would it be possible to see both the iMac and Mac mini with quad core first, before the laptops?


imac, of course.
mini? unlikely. hell it would be nice to see the mini with just some faster chips in it at this point. plus that thing just as cramped for space and heat dissipation as the laptops.
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