http://laptops-reviews.com en-us http://laptops-reviews.com N/A thuram0401@yahoo.com Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:26:52 WIT 20 http://laptops-reviews.com/articles/237/1/Intel-Santa-Rosa-Details-Confirmed-mobile-intel-965-express-chipset-feature Intel Santa Rosa Details Confirmed : mobile intel 965 express chipset feature Shmuel (Mooly) Eden, the General Manager of Mobile Platforms Group at Intel, has confirmed earlier published details on Corporation's forthcoming notebook PC platform, code-named "Santa Rosa", scheduled for release in May. He has also confirmed the release of Core 2 Extreme notebook processor. Intel's "Santa Rosa" and forthcoming Core 2 Duo processors designed for the next-generation laptop platform will feature an 800MHz front side bus, which is up from 667MHz of current "Napa" platform.The "Santa Rosa" notebooks, planned to be sold under Centrino Pro and Centrino Duo brands, incorporate Intel Mobile 965 Express chipset. The Mobile 965 will have improved graphics processor over the current 945 chipset. Intel Graphics Media Acellerator 950 will be replaced with GMA X3100, which will not be DirectX 10 capable, as it was reported previously. laptop reviews Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 WIT http://laptops-reviews.com/articles/234/1/Intel-Eaglelake-chipset-to-launch-in-2008 Intel Eaglelake chipset to launch in 2008 Intel plans to launch it's next generation chipset in the second quarter of 2008. Intel has yet to launch its Bearlake-family consisting of the G33, G35, P35, Q33, Q35 and X38 Express chipsets, but, the launch is imminent. Intel has named its next chipset family Eaglelake and has premium and mainstream models in the pipeline. There are no planned Eaglelake-Q and Eaglelake-X variants yet. It comes in two versions - Eaglelake-P and Eaglelake-G. The chipset supports 1333MHz FSB processors (including 45nm dual core Wolfdate and quad core Yorkfield), DDR3-1333, and DDR2 memory up to DDR2-800. Eaglelake features compatibility with Intel's upcoming Wolfdale and Yorkfield45nm quad and dual-core processors. Eaglelake also supports other 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz and 800 MHz front-side bus processors including Conroeand Kentsfield. Intel pairs Eaglelake with DDR3 and DDR2 memory compatibility. Intel officially supports DDR3 1333 MHz, 1066 MHz, 800 MHz and DDR2 800 MHz and 667 MHz with Eaglelake laptop reviews Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 WIT http://laptops-reviews.com/articles/220/1/Intel-McCaslin-for-UMPCs-platform Intel McCaslin for UMPCs platform Intel is about to launch new processors and chipsets for the growing UMPC segment. The platform which is codenamed "McCaslin" will increase Intel's competitiveness in ultra-portable market. Featuring 600/800 MHz speed and 512 KB L2 Cache, it reduces the power consumption thereby increasing battery life (it lasts about 4-5 hours). Based on 90nm technology, the chipset takes 78% less space compared to the previous models. Also, more space has been left for UMPC products in the areas of micromation and functions add-in such as WiMax, GPS and TV Tuner, etc. While, 45nm UMPC Processor on The Way From Intel. Intel is developing a processor specifically for the UMPC platform. When developing a mobile computing platform, battery life is always a concern with device manufacturers. In the case of the Ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) platform, battery life has been a major issue since the devices typically use processors originally designed for notebook computers.Currently, UMPCs using Intel-based notebook processors range from the lowly 900MHz Celeron M ULV processor (Asus R2H, Samsung Q1) to the 1.2GHz Core Solo U1400 processor laptop reviews Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 WIT http://laptops-reviews.com/articles/219/1/Intel-Centrino-Pro-Announced Intel Centrino Pro Announced Intel Corporation today officially announced Centrino Pro processor technology for business laptop computers, which features Intel vPro technology currently used in desktop PCs. Centrino Pro is analogous to Intel's vPro platform on the desktop. Centrino Pro is based on the Santa Rosa platform and supports Core 2 Duo processors with Intel Virtualization Technology (VT) running on an 800MHz front side bus. Intel's 965 Express chipset (GM/PM) is paired with the ICH8M-Enhanced southbridge, which also features Intel Active Management Technology 2.5 (AMT). "With Intel Centrino Pro processor technology, IT managers will be able to manage and protect their notebooks over Wi-Fi. In addition, administrators can manage both wired notebooks and desktop PCs regardless of their power state or the health of the PC. The result is better protected PCs, increased IT department compliance, more accurate PC inventories, fewer desk-side visits and less interruption to business," the Corporation announced.AMT works by storing vital software and hardware information in non-volatile flash memory. IT administrators can then access vital system information or "heal" systems that have been taken out of commission due to an OS failure -- remote management is possible even when a system is powered off. AMT also incorporates System Defense, which actively blocks incoming threats while also quarantining infecting machines before they are allowed to infect others on the network. laptop reviews Wed, 11 Apr 2007 00:00:00 WIT http://laptops-reviews.com/articles/204/1/Intel-Penryn-to-Improve-Laptop%92s-Performance-and-Battery-Life Intel Penryn to Improve Laptop's Performance and Battery Life Intel Corporation has announced that it will begin producing next-generation Penryn family of processors in the second half of this year. These new processors benefit from enhancements to the Intel Core microarchitecture and Intel's 45nm technology, providing higher CPU performance and better energy-efficiency, especially in notebook computers. Although, with the move to 45nm Intel has taken the time to implement some tweaks and improvements, higher core frequencies and increased IPC (instructions per clock cycle). We will be back into the 3GHz+ region, although there was no mention of where the frequency ceiling would be on the new platform. In addition there's a new Fast Radix-16 Divider, which is essentially an improved division engine that can divide four bits at once instead of two. This can be used on both floating point and integer divide function, as well as square root calculations providing an average of 2x increase in performance in this sector. This may seem unimportant, but geometric and physics calculations in games, 3D rendering and many scientific applications inherently rely on math functions. Six Penryn family processors will include dual core laptop-use processors and dual and quad-core desktop CPUs under the Intel Core brand name, as well as Xeon server CPUs. The mobile Penryn processors will have a new advanced power management state called laptop reviews Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 WIT