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- Fujitsu LifeBook A6120
- There's not much to get excited about with Fujitsu's 15-inch LifeBook, the A6120. It features the same functional yet boxy chassis as its predecessor, the A6110, but adds an Intel Penryn processor and upgraded specs for a couple hundred dollars more, while shedding a bit of weight in the process....
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Fujitsu Ltd., LifeBook A6120, Fujitsu LifeBook, Intel Penryn, Inspiron 1525, laptop computer, processor
- Product reviews 2008-03-14
- Inside Intel's Penryn Processor
- Inside Intel's Penryn ProcessorMessage has been deleted.RE: Inside Intel's Penryn ProcessorI think this is great thing. I wish that Apple had an option where you can update the processor in your current up to a certain point MacBookPro.Laptops that I have seen apart have the processor...soldered to the logic board....
- Tags: Intel Penryn Processor, Intel Penryn, processor, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-10
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- Netbook, notebook, or something else?
- Netbook, notebook, or something else?I believe it's MUMissouri and Kansas, in their wacky midwestern-ness, are called the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas but are abbreviated MU and KU. Crazy, I know.MU alumna, 1984It's the ecosystem that matters, not hardware per se.You simply need a common platform...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Net Book, netbook, notebook, Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Super-slim MSI X340, Intel CULV coming this month
- Intel hasn't made any secret of its plans to release ultra low-voltage chips for relatively inexpensive, ultra-thin consumer notebooks. In last week's earnings call, CEO Paul Otellini said the company looked forward to the "new consumer ultra low voltage products which will enable many new thing and light notebooks at...
- Tags: Notebook, Battery, Intel Corp., Chip, MSI, X340, Engineering, Processors, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- Thoughts on migrating to a new Mac
- Thoughts on migrating to a new MacOne caveat about migrationThe new 15 inch MBP has only a Firewire 800 cable, so you are likely to need a FW400 to FW800 cable (which you'll be using later as you connect external storage, etc.)Migration may be done over the network, but I...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Network technology, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, new MAC, Jason, Migration Assistant, Ethernet
- Discussion threads 2009-02-15
- How Intel's Nehalem will benefit AMD
- How Intel's Nehalem will benefit AMDinteresting Paul...I hope you are right. I'd like to see AMD coming back to life. I personally don't care too much if Intel stays ahead of Intel. What I would like is that AMD becomes able to offer a good price/value product. Until now, AMD...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, benefit, Xenon, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Intel Nehalem, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- AMD introduces 45nm quad-core "Shanghai" Opteron processors
- AMD introduces 45nm quad-core "Shanghai" Opteron processorsAnd what's your opinion?In the past you have been harsh with AMD, and it might have been for good reasons. However, you do not tell us what's your opinion of Shanghai. Will it allow AMD to compete better with Intel or not? What's your...
- Tags: Processors, quad-core, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., processor
- Discussion threads 2008-11-13
- Alienware M17
- With Alienware's recent M17x laptop still relatively fresh, why would the Dell subsidiary launch a new model? The new M17 (minus the "x") system trades Nvidia graphics for ATI (including a multi-GPU CrossFireX option) and also includes optional Intel Quad Core 2 Extreme CPUs. Those new parts drive the price...
- Tags: Processors, Alienware M17, Alienware
- Product reviews 2008-11-06
- Intel's Core i7 gets put to the test
- Intel won't announce its new Core i7 chips until later this month, but the first real reviews are popping up all over the place today. Based on the early previews, I expected to see good numbers and Core i7, formerly known as Nehalem, delivers. These first Core...
- Tags: Desktop, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Core Microarchitecture, Core, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
- MacBook Air gets Penryn and MBP17 gets minor bump
- Although they didn't get fancy glass trackpads (like Apple's other new notebooks) the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro 17-inch received minor speed-bumps when Apple announced its new MacBooks yesterday. The MacBook Air went from: 1.6 GHz...
- Tags: Processor, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Improvements in the Intel Core 2 Penryn Processor Family Architecture and Microarchitecture
- Intels Corporation continuously seeks to improve the performance of each Intel Architecture microprocessor generation through architectural initiatives as well as process and circuit improvements. The predecessor to the Penryn family of processors, the 65nm Intel Core microarchitecture, codename Merom, led the competition in performance. This paper illustrates architecture techniques used...
- Tags: Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2008-10-01
- Mobility Thin and Small Form-Factor Packaging for Intel Processors Based on Original 45nm Intel Core Microarchitecture
- The Intel 45nm processor, originally referred to by the codename Penryn, based on Intel Coret microarchitecture, is the first processor that uses multicore-on-die design to maximize performance and minimize power consumption. This paper provides an overview of how the Penryn processor's mobility platform and package design teams delivered the Penryn...
- Tags: Mobility, Intel Core Microarchitecture, Intel Corp., Processors, Wireless And Mobility, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2008-10-01
- Improvements in the Intel Core2 Penryn Processor Family Architecture and Microarchitecture
- Intels Corporation continuously seeks to improve the performance of each Intel Architecture microprocessor generation through architectural initiatives as well as process and circuit improvements. The predecessor to the Penryn family of processors, the 65nm Intel Core microarchitecture, codename Merom, led the competition in performance. The paper explains how in the...
- Tags: Microprocessor, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2008-10-01
- Original 45nm Intel Core 2 Processor Performance
- The 45nm Intels Coret2 family of processors, codename PenrynD, improves upon the performance of Intel Core 2 processors through new microarchitecture features, a larger cache, new instructions, and enhanced power- and thermal-management schemes. This paper presents measured performance data that show the microarchitectural benefits of the Penryn family of processors...
- Tags: Performance, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Corp., Performance Management, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2008-10-01
- The Technical Challenges of Transitioning Intel PRO/Wireless Solutions to a Half-Mini Card
- With the introduction of Intel's latest mobile platform, Montevina, which is based on the new Penryn Mobile family of processors, the Intels Pro/Wireless 5300 and 5100 communication daughter boards, offered as part of the Intel Centrinos Mobile Technology platform, also underwent major changes to enable a smaller, more efficient platform...
- Tags: Board, Intel Corp., Wireless, Corporate Governance, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- White papers 2008-10-01
- Greater Mobility Through Lower Power
- Mobile Original Equipment Manufacturers OEMs place great emphasis on creating unique system designs to differentiate themselves in the mobile market. Intel Corporation's introduction of low-power, high-performance Intels processors based on original 45nm Intels Core microarchitecture, originally referred to by the codename Penryn, brings a new level of opportunity for differentiation...
- Tags: Mobile, Mobility, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2008-10-01
- HP Pavilion dv5-1015nr
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.As a back-to-school laptop, the HP Pavilion dv5-1015nr is overkill, unless, perhaps, you've managed to squeeze a large LCD in your dorm room or pooled funds with...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, HP Pavilion, laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2008-08-20
- Intel's roadmap comes into focus: Can rivals respond?
- Intel's developer forum in San Francisco has more than its share of chest thumping and as the roadmap comes into focus you really wonder how competitors will respond. To be sure, Intel won't have a cakewalk, but it's making a lot of waves, creating new markets (Netbooks...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Chip, Atom, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Dell Studio S1535-125B
- Note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.Dell's new Studio line incorporates some of the sleek, tapered design of the company's high-end XPS laptops while keeping the price of a nicely equipped machine...
- Tags: Processors, XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-08-14
- Intel's Nehalem gets a new name
- The next version of Intel's processor family for high-performance desktops will be known as the Core i7. The China-based hardware site Expreview.com first reported the new name on Friday, and Intel made it official over the weekend. Core i7 is the name for chips that use a...
- Tags: intel corp., processors, semiconductors, hardware, components, john morris
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
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