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Source: gizmodo.com --- 42 days ago
The Gadget : The Sony VAIO LT is an attractive all-in-one that has a 22-inch, 1680x1050 widescreen display, BD-RW drive, integrated webcam, wireless keyboard and mouse, an external cable card tuner and Vista Media Center, powered by a 2.5 GHz Core 2 Duo Processor and 4 GB RAM. The Price : $3300 as tested. The Verdict : The Vaio LT is a solid computer with alot of good features. It's easy enough on the eyes that it could be placed in a kitchen or bedroom (it can also be VESA mounted), but it is hardly underpowered. Blu-ray playback provided a nice picture, and watching HD via CableCard was crisp and clear. Rarely, if ever, did I experience slowdown while using many of the media features, showing the hardware is up to the task. The integrated 1.3 MP webcam is up to par with similar offerings, and the speakers provide good audio in most settings. Despite it's TV-esque appearance, there are no inputs for VGA or component video, meaning hooking up a game console or laptop is out of the question. But looks and power come with a price. The low end model does start as low as $2000, but it only has a 1.6 GHz Processor and 3 GB RAM. The high end model, with the Penryn Processor, Cable card tuner and 4 GB RAM, will run you $3300. But hardware alone, the VAIO LT is a solid choice for a media PC. ...
Source: gizmodo.com --- 6 days ago
Intel's Centrino 2 notebook platform officially launched yesterday , and brought an armada of new laptops with it. Centrino (2) is actually just a brand name for a mobile platform, which is really a fancy way saying a combination of Intel parts: a Processor, chipset and wireless module. The latest and greatest is Montevina, which is not only energy efficient, but more powerful than the previous set, Santa Rosa . It also makes wireless N standard, puts WiMax in its future, and has graphics that can switch between integrated and discrete for battery/performance needs. In short, this year's crop of notebooks will blow last year's away. Here's some more in-depth goods on what Montevina offers. The Processor soul is the 45nm Penryn—while last year it mainly offered a battery boost , thanks to Montevina's faster 1066 front-side bus, you'll see some real performance gains this time around. (Intel says up to 50 percent). In that same vein, not only are Intel's integrated graphics faster with the new GMA 4500MHD, it'll let you switch between integrated and discrete graphics (like a card from ATI or Nvidia) on the fly, so you can pick performance when you need it and save juice when you don't. Sony and Lenovo are the first to have notebooks with this tech. On the wireless front, it makes wireless N standard with its new WiFi Link 5000 modules. WiMax is optional, and you'll see that in Centrino 2 notebooks later this year. Finally, it (and P ... Source: www.macrumors.com --- 9 days ago
Today, Intel announced their Centrino 2 (Montevina) platform which incorporates a faster Penryn Core 2 Duo Processor, faster bus speed, faster integrated graphics (GMA X4500) and the option of WiMax support. The new Penryn chips will r... ... Source: www.theinquirer.net --- 7 days ago
Aharon Etengoff the Inquirer , Tuesday 15 July 2008. 08:05:00 And five processors INTEL HAS finally unveiled its Intel Centrino 2 platform for laptops, powered by five new Intel Core 2 Duo processors. Previously codenamed Montevina, the new platform features 45nm Penryn-derived mobile processors with front side bus frequencies up to 1066MHz and Express Mobile 4 chipsets with support for DDR2 and DDR3 memory standards. Montevina also offers major multimedia improvements and a longer battery life. Indeed, the Intel Centrino 2 Processor is apparently capable of rendering a typical full-length, Blu-ray high-definition video on a single battery charge, while the DX10 graphics core offloads major HD video codecs from the host CPU. In addition, the Centrino 2 boasts unique Anti-Theft Technology, allowing IT administrators to lock out thieves by remotely disabling a microcontroller embedded in the chipset that authenticates user access to the hard disk.... ... Source: forums.macrumors.com --- 47 days ago
Image: http://www.macrumors.com/images/macrumorsthreadlogo.gif (http://www.macrumors.com) Anandtech managed (http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3326) to get access to some early versions of Intel's Nehalem processors that are due for release in Q4 2008. We've previously described (http://www.macrumors.com/2008/04/11/buyers-outlook-for-2008-2009-Penryn-imacs-soon-nehalem-in-2009/) Nehalem which is expected to be a major jump forward from Intel's current Penryn processors. The key new features in Nehalem are Simultaneous multithreading, QuickConnect, and tri-channel DDR3. Despite only having access to early chips and early motherboards, Anandtech was impressed: ---Quote--- First keep in mind that these performance numbers are early, and they were run on a partly crippled, very early platform. With that preface, the fact that Nehalem is still able to post these 20 - 50% performance gains says only one thing about Intel's tick-tock cadence: they did it. ---End Quote--- Anandtech had access to a 2.66GHz Nehalem Processor which they pitted against a 2.66GHz Penryn Processor. Performance improvements ranged from 20-50% faster for the Nehalem chip. h.264 video encoding was tested and saw a 44% speed boost on Nehalem vs Penryn on the equally clocked processors. They claim that the 2.66GHz Nehalem outpaces the current top-of-the-line 3.2GHz Penryn. The speed increase comes at a cost of only 10% increase (http://www.anandte ...
Source: www.neowin.net --- 5 days ago
For years Alienware has been producing machines that cater to gamers and enthusiasts desires, coupling some of the industry's most radical designs with top of the line PC hardware. So when Alienware introduced the Area-51 m15x we were obviously keen to check it out. Our review sample came configured with the new Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 "Penryn XE" mobile Processor and a GeForce 8800M GTX (512MB) graphics card. In short, this is the combination of the fastest possible mobile CPU and the fastest mobile GPU out there. Of course, this won't come cheap as the retail value of our review sample was $4770. The build quality of a laptop is just as important and this is typically an area where we typically haven't seen Alienware products falling short. Furthermore, there are details on the inner and exterior design that a product in this price range better have. Link: Alienware Area-51 m15x gaming notebook review @ TechSpot Read full story... ... Source: www.reghardware.co.uk --- 30 days ago
Build your own Eee We recently reviewed Asus' Eee PC 901 , which uses the new 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor. Atom uses the same 45nm technology that you’ll find in the latest 'Penryn' Core 2 CPUs and it packs in some nifty power-saving features that result in a TDP of a mere 2.5W which makes it a natural choice for Small, Cheap Computers.… ... Source: www.infoworld.com --- 12 days ago
Intel on Monday is expected to launch its latest mobile platform, Centrino 2 , which will deliver speedier performance and faster wireless connectivity to laptops. After multiple refreshes, the new platform is Intel's first major Centrino upgrade after its predecessor was launched in 2003. The new platform will deliver better performance on laptops with faster, more power-efficient Core 2 Duo chips running between 2.26GHz and 3.06GHz. It will also include support for 802.11n wireless networking and WiMax wireless broadband, which will allow laptop users to connect wirelessly with record speed and range, said Elvin Ong, an Intel spokesman, in a blog entry . The platform will include Penryn chips manufactured using the 45-nanometer process, with three of the new processors running at 25 watts for better power-efficiency compared to 35 watts in earlier Centrino notebook processors, Ong wrote. A big Centrino 2 advantage is improved graphics, said Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at Insight 64. The new GM45 integrated graphics card supports DirectX 10 to handle 3D graphics and high-definition content. It also is capable of off-loading the Processor by taking on heavier graphics loads. "You have enough power ... to watch a Blu-ray movie before the battery dies. If you had Blu-ray in previous notebooks, the battery would give out before the movie got interesting," Brookwood said. The improved graphics chipset also is more competiti ... Source: www.extremetech.com --- 48 days ago
This year's Intel Developer Forum is all about Intel's next-generation 45-nm technology, which will roll out with the Penryn chip. Intel fills in the details of its 45-nm technology, but shifts the focus forward to 32-nm and beyond: the company identifies which Processor will be linked to each new manufacturing process, and demonstrates a 32-nm test wafer. ... Source: www.neowin.net --- 29 days ago
We recently reviewed Asus' Eee PC 901, which uses the new 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 Processor. Atom uses the same 45nm technology that you’ll find in the latest 'Penryn' Core 2 CPUs and it packs in some nifty power-saving features that result in a TDP of a mere 2.5W which makes it a natural choice for Small, Cheap Computers. But there’s another side to Atom, as Intel also sells it in desktop form, the 230, which is likewise clocked at 1.6GHz. Atom processors are genreally soldered onto the motherboard so your choice of Atoms is limited to a single model. Buy an Intel D945GCLF motherboard - it was codenamed 'Little Falls' - and you get a 230 as part of the package. View: The full story @ The Reg Read full story... ... Source: www.crunchgear.com --- 48 days ago
Those lucky bastards over at AnandTech got their mitts on a couple totally unofficial Nehalem chips. For those of you not in the know (a group which included me until about 15 minutes ago), Nehalem is the second part of the Intel Processor cycle that started with the 45nm Penryn shrinkage all those months ago. [...] ... Source: www.hothardware.com --- 9 days ago
Intel has just finally announced the Montevina mobile platform, their 5th generation of the underlying technology that makes up the company's Centrino 2 mobile architecture. Like previous iterations, the Montevina platform consists of a Processor, chipset, and a specific wireless network module. New with Montevina, however, are also a fresh batch of 45nm Penryn-derived mobile processors with front side bus frequencies up to 1066MHz. In addition, the Mobile 4 Express Series of chipsets, (GL40, GS45, GM45, GM47, ... Source: lxer.com --- 22 days ago
Back in March we had looked at the Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 mobile Processor with its Penryn core and 6MB of shared L2 cache between its two cores clocked at 2.50GHz. We were very pleased with the performance of this mobile Processor on Linux, which was found within a Lenovo ThinkPad T61 notebook, and today we are looking at the Penryn's desktop counterpart. Intel's Core 2 Duo "Wolfdale" E8000 series processors were released earlier this year with 6MB of L2 cache, 45nm manufacturing, a 1333MHz FSB, and support for SSE 4.1. The Processor from the Wolfdale series we are looking at today under Linux is the Core 2 Duo E8400. ... Source: www.techpowerup.com --- 13 days ago
Intel launches the Centrino 2 mobile plaform this Monday, the 14th. Centrino 2, codenamed Montevina is behind launch-schedule owing to issues detected in the integrated graphics controller. The chipset released will be that which supports discrete graphics controllers from ATI or NVIDIA. Intel Centrino 2 for now is targeted towards the business-class and enterprise segments. The chipset supports DDR3 memory which brings in a certain level of energy efficiency with added performance. At the heart of it would be a 45nm Processor based on the Penryn architecture. Initially dual-core processors, with quad-core based notebooks later. The wireless network controller supports the newer 802.11n and WiMAX standards. Security and management features come in through the vPro technology. These 45nm dual-core processors are said to run at 25W, an efficiency increment over previous generation running at 35W. Source: eWeek ...
Source: www.slashgear.com --- 48 days ago
As images go I realise this isn’t the most inspiring, but if you could scrape off the grey gunk - and you’re at all interested in the state of play in the silicon market - you’d get a pleasant surprise. AnandTech have managed, somehow, to get their hands on two of Intel’s Nehalem processors, the next-gen CPU not expected to hit the market until late in 2008. Based on the 45nm manufacturing process already seen in the Penryn chips, part of Nehalem’s appeal is the potential for up to eight cores and up to sixteen simultaneous threads. While the test rig AnandTech were using didn’t exactly turn out to be the most reliable, it was enough to run some benchmarks on the 2.66GHz Nehalem chip. In fact saying it was less than reliable is an understatement: the PCIe slot didn’t work, Intel have locked down the chips to less than their full performance, and there were a variety of other reasons why the Nehalem Processor could be excusably less than stellar. So it comes as an appetite-whetting result to see 20 to 50-percent performance gains over Penryn comparison setups. “We’ve been told to expect a 20 - 30% overall advantage over Penryn and it looks like Intel is on track to delivering just that in Q4. At 2.66GHz, Nehalem is already faster than the fastest 3.2GHz Penryns on the market today” AnandTech Power consumption is only increased by a small amount, and that could come in for some fettling later on in the development cycle. It’s all en ... Source: www.techwatch.co.uk --- 13 days ago
Intel’s new notebook platform, Centrino 2, could be unveiled next week. Centrino 2, formerly codenamed Montevina, is designed to provide better performance, reduced power consumption and therefore longer battery life, as well as broad wireless network interoperability. It features a 45nm, dual-core Penryn-class mobile Processor, and as well as supporting DDR3 memory and 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, some [...] ... Find more results for Penryn Processor on RSSMicro.com |
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Germany-based Cizmo is offering an Intel Centrino 2-based gaming laptop that shows what's in store for mobile gamers this summer. Intel's newest crop of Centrino 2 Montevina mobile processors are slated for a July 14 rollout and will include the Extreme X9100 Processor: the first Penryn-class mobile Processor to break the 3.0GHz barrier. Cizmo CX1730M packs an Extreme X9100 mobile Processor (Credit: Cizmo) The Cizmo 17-inch CX1730M can be configured with an Intel X9100 Extreme Processor running at 3.06GHz. A key feature of Intel X-class mobile processors is that they are designed to be overclocked. The CX1730M can also take an Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTX graphics chip. Memory based on the new DDR3 standard is also offered. DDR3 SDRAM can be hooked up to Intel's faster 1066MHz front-side bus. Currently, Intel's front-side bus--which carries data between the Processor and other silicon--runs at 800MHz. Other specifications for the CX1730M include Intel's newest PM45 chipset. Intel stated last month that initially only the PM chipset--for discrete (standalone) graphics chips--would be available. The GM version with Intel integrated graphics will arrive in August. ... ...
If your head's spinning from the buckets of chip splooge that's shot out over the past couple days, we don't blame you. There's been a new mobile chip launched or announced by every major player in the biz (Intel, AMD, Nvidia and Via), so no wonder it's all sticky and running together. Don't worry, here's a quick guide to what matters, who makes it, and what kind of stuff you'll see it in. Intel Like it or not, Intel's the biggest player in the game, so they've got essentially two major entries for mobile. First up is Montevina, soon to be known to your mother as Centrino 2 . It was supposed to launch this month, but was delayed until August for a full rollout. It's a "platform" for notebooks, so it's got a few different components, like a Penryn Core 2 Duo Processor and a wireless module (two options, one flavor has WiMax). It's basically nimbler all around than the preceding Santa Rosa platform—speedier front-side bus, faster RAM, better integrated graphics—but solid emphasis on battery life too. It'll basically be in any of the full-sized notebooks worth buying after this summer, and probably in the next MacBook/MacBook Pro release. The ballyhooed Atom chips actually cover two classes of devices: so called "mobile internet devices"' (a vague category between a smartphone and a tiny laptop) and budget, smaller notebooks ("netbooks," "mini-notebooks," whatever you like ), including the Eee PC 901 and MSI's Wind, with chips runnin ...
I don't need to sit here waxing obvious about the importance of battery life in mobile computing. I've actually boiled it down to a pair of simple equations: Long battery life = hella good; short battery life = hella bad. Feel free to use that math when studying battery specs for any gadget—it's pretty universal. MacBook Pros have always sacrificed decent battery life for large, bright screens, wireless connectivity, and hella fast processors and hard drives. The typical MacBook Professional has to carry around an extra battery, for that inevitable moment when his crashes and burns in the middle of a hella important business meeting. So good news: In its review of the new Penryn-based Pro, PC Mag noticed a 15% increase in overall battery life—not bad for historically-hella-miniscule battery boosts. The batteries themselves didn't change, nor did the Leopard operating system. Apple didn't invent some great new power-management utility. The improved battery life is a direct result of the Penryn CPU's deeper sleep states and its more energy-efficient Processor core. The new MacBook Pro produced 3 hours 56 minutes on MobileMark 2007 tests, which is a significant jump from the 3 hours 10 minutes of the previous-generation MacBook Pro. It's not a giant bump, and most road warriors would still prefer to have an extra battery Just In Case—but it does demonstrate that Intel's hella fast road-runner approach to Processor improvement is payin ...
Centrino 2's progress towards the market has bumpy. Originally slated for release over a month ago, problems with Intel's new integrated wireless and graphics hardware forced delays. Even so, Centrino 2 - formerly known as Montevina, and released today - looks like it will be worth the wait. Intel's Centrino brand - of which this is the fifth update - has always operated as a trinity: a Processor, a chipset, and a wireless device. The new version sticks with the enormously successful formula - the big changes lie within the components. Chipset There's a new chipset - the GM45, codenamed Cantiga. The new chipset allows for a maximum frontside bus of 1,066MHz, up from 800MHz with Santa Rosa, Centrino's previous version. Besides supporting Intel's new Penryn-class processors, Cantiga will support DDR3 RAM for the first time in laptops. Performance tests with DDR3 RAM in desktop machines has shown precious little speed increase for the extra cash, however, so it may be that DDR3 RAM may take a few years before becoming widely-available. One reason that it may do in laptops is the promise of more speed for less power. Intel's new CPUs for Montevina follow its "tick-tock" approach. The Penryn-class CPUs set for release with Montevina are a relatively straightforward die-shrink of existing CPUs - the "tock" will follow next year with Nehalem chips. The new Penryns are an interesting group, though: Centrino 2 processors will have up to 6M ...