For those of you who think that your dual-core
processor is cool, think
again. Intel has said that it had developed quad-core chips for
laptops and will ship them later this year. The chip will be released after
Intel''s Centrino 2 platform, code-named Montevina, is launched in the
second quarter. Montevina is an upgrade to the current Centrino mobile
platform that puts WiMax and Wi-Fi networking capabilities on a single
chip. Montevina will include
processors based on the
core 2
microarchitecture and the quad-core notebook processor could be
included in the platform.But they make laptops heavier and are
not recommended for MacBook Air.
Gaming enthusiasts will be interested
in these chips, as quad-core combined with a separate graphics card
gives a top-notch performance. The initial quad-core processors will
strain battery life and may first make their way to the high-end gaming
and workstation notebooks that require heavy processing power.
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