“EUROCOM PHANTOM-X provides workstation-calibre performance, powerful graphics capabilities, high performance storage with three physical SATA-300 hard drives and RAID 0/1/5, and super-powerful Intel FSB1333 Core 2 Duo or FSB1066 Quad Core processors for high-end computing wherever work takes place,” the press release says.

EUROCOM D900C PHANTOM-X supports variety of 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems from Microsoft Vista Business or Ultimate, and Microsoft Server 2003 64-bit to various versions of Linux, accordingly.

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Here is the list of the Intel “Santa Rosa” notebooks, published by Engadget:

Acer: Aspire 5920
Asus: A7S, 8SC, F3SV, F3SC, G1S, G2S, WZS
Compal: IFL90, IFL91, IFT00, IFT01
Dell: D630, D830
Evesham: C515SR, C535SR
Fujitsu-Siemens: Amlio Pi2515, Lifebook S6410, Lifebook T4220 convertible tablet, Lifebook E8410, Lifebook E8490, Lifebook A6030, FMV-BIBLO MG, FMV-BIBLO NF, FMV-BIBLO NX, FMV-BIBLO LOOX-T
Gateway: E-265M, E-475M
Gigabyte: W251U, W466U, W468N, W566N, W756N
HP / Compaq: HP Pavilion Dv2500t, HP Pavilion Dv6500t, HP Pavilion Dv9500t, Pavilion HDX, V3000, V6000, 8710, 8510, 2510p, 2710p convertible tablet, 2510p ultralight, 6910p, 6710, 6510b, 8510p, 8510w, 8710p, 8710w
Lenovo: Thinkpad T61
LG: R200, R405, MB500, R500, E500
NEC: VersaPro Type VD
Panasonic: Let’s Note CF-Y7
Samsung: Aura Q45
Sony: Vaio AR, Vaio FZ, Vaio SZ
Toshiba: Qosmio G40
TwoTop: ViP Note-ZS, Progress GXT7500, Lesance MS212IW-C2D-GT
Zepto: Znote 6625WD

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The major notebook makers have already released the first “Santa Rosa” notebooks. Intel expects the release of more than 230 Centrino Duo and Centrino Pro processor technology-based designs from PC manufacturers, resellers and integrators around the world to be released this year.

The refreshed lineup of Core 2 Duo laptop processors now include T7100, T7300, T7500 and T7700 models, designed for 965 Mobile chipsets.

Intel’s Press Release

This new convertible notebook with 12-inch (1280 x 800) widescreen display supports both a digital pen and touch screen inputs using Wacom’s technology.

Gateway E-155C tablet PC is built on Intel 945GM Chipset, which has an integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950. Along with up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, Gateway E-155C incorporates SATA hard drive at 5400rpm with 60GB, 80GB or 120GB capacities, and a built-in combo drive or dual layer DVD burner.

The E-155C provides 802.11a/b/g wireless, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, and a 56K modem.

Gateway’s new tablet, with starting price of $1,849, has 32-bit Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system.

These Toshiba’s multimedia notebooks ship only with 32-bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate, depending on model.

Toshiba Satellite P205 and A205 laptops are based on Mobile Intel 945GM/945PM chipsets. The most of announced units come with Intel’s integrated Graphics Media Accelerator, while select A205s incorporate dedicated NVIDIA GeForce Go7300 video card. Toshiba Satellite P205 and A205 computers support up to 4GB of main memory and come with hard drives with up to 250GB of storage capacity, while one of them, the Satellite A205-S4639, features two hard drives totaling 280GB.

Select A205 and P205 notebooks include new features for Satellite A and P series laptops, such as Intel’s draft 802.11n wireless connectivity, built-in webcam and Labelflash technology for inscribing labels onto DVD media.

Both Toshiba Satellite A205 and P205 are priced starting at $999.

AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-66 has 512KB of L2 cache per core and supports DDR2-800 dual channel memory, while its thermal design power (TDP) remains at 35W.

HKEPC’ sources say that four of the existing 90nm Turion X2 will start fabricating in 65nm.

“They include: Turion64 X2 TL-64 (2.2GHz/512KB L2 x 2/35W TDP), TL-60 (2.0GHz/512KB L2 x2/31W TDP), TL-58 (1.9GHz/512KB L2 x2/31W TDP), and TL-56 (1.8GHz/512KB L2 x2/31W TDP). Besides the change in fabrication process, these models also feature an upgrade to DDR2-800 dual channel memory module support and a lower TDP at 31W,” the report says.

The fastest CPU in Turion line is currently the TL-60 with 2GHz clock speed.

HKEPC

“PC makers such as AOpen, Sony and Shuttle have used mobile on desktop (MoDT) platforms to create small form factor systems targeted primarily at noise or space sensitive environments, such as SOHO and living room PC markets. However, these systems have found difficulty in expanding sales in to the wider desktop market due to higher costs, lower performance, and lower expansion options compared to traditional desktop systems,” the report says.

According to sources, Intel will launch Santa Rosa supporting Intel T7000-series processors, which support higher 800MHz FSB speeds, in the first week of May. These will carry the processor numbers T7100, T7300, T7500 and T7700 and have 1000-unit tray quantities prices ranging from US$209 to US$530.

Digi Times

The U7600 is clocked at 1.2 GHz, while the U7500 runs at 1.06 GHz. Both have 2MB of L2 cache and a 533 MHz front-side bus, as well as TDP (thermal design power) of 10 watts.

Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 and U7500, which belong to are designed for use in ultra-portable notebooks and tablets, as well as in ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) devices.

Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs

The pre-configured 14.1-inch widescreen 6515b and the 15.4-inch widescreen 6715b models are offered at HP’s web-site with 32-bit Windows Vista Business, while some models come with Vista Home Basic. Although the option is not listed on-line, it is possible to purchase some of these laptops with 64-bit Vista.

“HP is currently pre-installing the 64-bit version of Windows Vista operating system on
its business notebook PCs,” the company’s representative told to 64-Bit-Computers, adding that for the HP Compaq 6515b/6715b (for example), the 32 and 64-bit versions will be dual installed.

HP Compaq 6515b and the 6715b come with integrated ATI Radeon X1250 with up to 512MB shared system memory and with up to 4096MB of RAM. HP’s new notebooks are offered with a variety of connectivity features such as 802.11n (draft) wireless, EV-DO UMTS/HSDPA, Gigabit Ethernet and Bluetooth and have a starting price of $650.

“To ensure longer battery life, the AMD M690 incorporates innovative memory technology known as Display Cache, designed to allow the CPU to operate in low-power mode without accessing system memory. This platform-level innovation coupled with the energy efficient processor design of AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology extends battery life by up to 30 minutes over previous AMD mobile technologies.

The AMD M690 is powered by the ATI Radeon X1200 series graphics processor, delivering seamless access to any of the visually rich features found in Windows Vista and strong gaming performance. As the first mobile AMD chipset to support ATI Avivo technology and integrated HDMI and DVI connectivity options, the AMD M690 series provides smooth video playback and vivid images for all multimedia applications, including high-definition content.

Combined with AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology, and a superior wireless connectivity solution from one of the Better by Design program partners, AMD delivers the ultimate mobile computing experience, optimized for the new demands of Windows Vista”, according to the company.

AMD M690

Clevo D900C laptop features a 17-inch widescreen display with 1680 x 1050 or 1920 x 1200 resolution and can be configured with one of the desktop Intel Core 2 Duos or with Core 2 Extreme processors. D900C will feature dual Nvidia Geforce Go 7950 GTX or forthcoming Geforce Go 8800 GPUs, according to NotebookReview.

Clevo D900C has up to 4GB of main memory and up to three hard drives support and 2-bay optical drive support.

The Taiwanese D900C, which will be sold in the United States by Sager as the NP9260 and by Pro-Star under 9191D name, will have 7.1 channel audio with two built-in internal speakers, an internal TV tuner and a 1.3 megapixel web camera. Clevo’s new notebook offers four USB ports, a 7-in-1 Card Reader, two FireWire ports, VGA, DVI and S-Video outputs, as well as LAN, a 56k modem and Bluetooth.

This gaming notebook weighs 11.9 lbs with battery, and will ship with pre-loaded Vista Home Premium OS.

Clevo D900C Surfaces — The World’s Fastest Notebook

They are designed for optimum compatibility with Windows Vista, and support mobile PCs and desktop PCs platforms. All of these chipsets have received certification from Microsoft. At CeBIT this year, SiS will introduce its full product line of chipsets for powering Windows Vista. For Intel platform, SiS presents SiS672FX, SiS672, SiSM672MX, SiS671FX, SiS671, SiS671DX, and SiSM671MX chipsets; for AMD platform, SiS unveils the SiS771 chipset. With SiS high-end Mirage3+ graphics engine, high quality digital entertainment experiences can be explored thoroughly.

In order to present the high performance systems that adopt the latest SiS Windows Vista ready chipsets, this year, SiS set up a flagship section to live demo its star products. Furthermore, NB live-demo section and static motherboard section will also be highlighted in this exhibition.

In the live-demo section, the SiS672FX/SiS968, SiS672/SiS968, and SiSM672MX/SiS968 chipsets for Intel platforms will be on display; also, the SiS771/SiS968 chipsets for AMD platform will be presented. All of the platforms will be running Windows Vista. With SiS Mirage3+ graphics engine, the SiS672FX, SiS672, SiSM672MX, and SiS771 chipsets support DirectX9. Also, the Mirage3+ graphics engine is integrated with Pixel Shader 2.0, Texture Pipelines, Texture Filtering and Cubic Mapping Technologies to enhance the performance of the 2D and 3D graphics. Combining with the equipped media player and SiS Real Video technology, the video quality can be performed perfectly whenever you are watching TV shows, VCD, DVD, or pictures. In addition, SiS chipsets enhance the security and reliability of the systems when users are surfing the internet, emailing, using instant messenger, and editing documents using Windows Vista.

In the Mobile platform live-demo section, SiS also focuses on customers’ NB PCs which adopt SiS’ latest Vista ready chipsets. The SiS671DX/SiS968 chipsets are adopted by in Asus F5V; the SiSM671MX/SiS968 chipsets are adopted by Clevo M720S.

In static motherboard section, SiS showcased full range of motherboards aiming to fulfill different customers’ requirements. On display are SiS672FX-based motherboards from Asrock, ECS, Foxconn, Gigabyte, MSI, and USI. There is one SiS672-based motherboard from Asus, and the SiS671FX-based motherboards from Asus, ECS, Foxconn, Gigabyte, MSI, PC Partner, PCchips, and USI, will also be displayed. The SiS671-based motherboards from Axper and MSI and the SiS671DX-based motherboard from Gigabyte will be presented in static MB display section. All of the above-mentioned motherboards are compatible with Windows Vista which enable a more efficient search engine for more secure web surfing, better graphics performance, and higher integrated media functions.

Press Release

Gigabyte W251U notebook is a 12.1-inch, 1.8 kg ultraportable with magnesium alloy chasis, 1.3 megapixel webcam and “long battery life”.

Gigabyte W466U notebook is 14.1-inch Santa Rosa based business notebook with 1.3 MPx Webcam, a new card slot, and a 4-in-1 card reader and also comes equipped with four USB 2.0 ports, one IEEE 1394, TV-out and a D-sub connector for video-out.

Gigabyte W468N with 14.1-inch screen is a multimedia laptop with fingerprint reader and “Robson’ quick access boot-up technology. W468N is also based on Intel Santa Rosa platform and has nVIDIA NB8P 256MB graphics.

Gigabyte W566N is 15.4-inch WXGA multimedia/gaming notebook with nVidia NB8M 256MB graphics.

Gigabyte W756N is a 17-inch multimedia powerhouse with dual graphics card system. It is the first and only 17-inch dual graphics card system, giving you up to a 100% increase in graphics performance over single graphics card systems. The W756N comes with 1GB of graphics memory.

The new Gigabyte laptops come equipped with 10 000 mAH Power Express Li-Polymer cell battery that can keep your notebook running for 8 hours.

The Gigabyte’s Santa Rosa laptops will ship with Windows Vista operating system. It is claimed that Vista on Gigabyte’s new notebooks will provide DirectX 10 feature.

Intel has earlier announced that the Santa Rosa will support 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processors and will feature 667MHz up to 800MHz front-side bus, which speed can be dynamically reduced and raised. There are also 802.11n wireless standard and ‘Robson’ flash memory based hard drive cache incorporated.

Core Duo News

Intel has earlier announced that the Santa Rosa will support 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processors and will feature 667MHz up to 800MHz front-side bus, which speed can be dynamically reduced and raised.

According to some reports, the new Centrino platform will incorporate Graphics Media Accelerator X3000, as a part of platform’s 965GM “Crestline” chipset. The Santa Rosa’s graphics solution will be DirectX 10 compatible, TG Daily says.

The next generation Centrino will also feature forthcoming 802.11n wireless standard and ‘Robson’ flash memory based hard drive cache to boost computers performance, the chip maker said.

Along with Santa Rosa notebook platform, Intel will introduce new 64-bit Core 2 Duo processors in May, with 800MHz FSB support, compared to 667MHz in current Core 2 Duos.

Intel Crestline chipset will run DirectX 10 | TG Daily

Intel’s plans says that the first Core 2 Extreme CPU for mobile computers will be the X7800. It is clocked at 2.6GHz, has 4MB of L2 cache and a 800MHz FSB. The 64-bit capable X7800 will feature overclocking capabilities.

Another forthcoming CPU in the code-named Merom XE series will be the X7900. It has the same specifications as X7800 except the clock speed of 2.8GHz. Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 will be launched in Q4 2007.

Intel X7800 and X7900 processors, featuring socket P, are designed for use with company’s next generation laptop PC platform, code-named Santa Rosa.

The price for one thousand of Core 2 Extreme X7800 processors will be $795 per unit, the HKEPC reports.

HKEPC (in Chinese)

“Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) took an early lead against rival Intel Corp. in the 64-bit mobile computer market last year. However new data released today shows that Intel grabbed the lead in December, becoming the top 64-bit CPU provider in only four months,” the report says.

Intel Core 2 Duo mobile CPU took the 64-bit lead with a 24 percent market share compared to AMD’s Turion 64 X2 chips with a 20 percent, IBT reports according to Current Analysis market researcher’s data.

“Its is expected that growth of the Intel Core 2 Duo processor will continue in 2007 with the recent announcement of Intel’s addition of 802.11n wireless cards to its products lines and the slow but increasing awareness of 64-bit computing and the availability of 64-bit versions of the upcoming Vista operating system,” Current Analysis researcher Hans Casto noted.

International Business Times

“By passing the Microsoft Windows Vista 32bit/64bit Basic logo tests, customers can integrate the VIA VN896 PCI Express chipset into their products with the assuredness of digitally signed drivers and trouble-free installation of Microsoft Windows Vista,” the press release says.

The new chipset supports VIA C7-M as well as Intel Pentium M, Core Solo, Core Duo and 64-bit Core 2 Duo processors. It has 800/667/533/400 MHz front-side bus, and includes one 16-lane PCI Express and one single lane PCIe port. The VN896 can be used with DDR2 667/533/400 or DDR 400/333 main memory, with a maximum of 4GB.

VIA VN896 also features versatile LCD panel, CRT and TV-out support, to as high as 1080i high definition, while separate display engines enable two outputs to display at the same time, with different information at different resolutions, pixel depths and refresh rates, according to VIA.

Currently there is on information on availability of VN896-based laptops and UMPCs with Windows Vista 64-bit installed.

“The new ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 will boost graphical performance, and utilize ATI’s HyperMemory management technology to deliver enhanced ‘performance-per-watt’ operations. It will also offer Certified for Windows Vista 3D graphics that supports the visually stunning Windows Aero user interface,” the press release says.

According to Asus, the A8Jr has high-definition support capability.

Asus A8Jr Specifications

- Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology
- Intel Core 2 Duo Processors T7600/T7400/ T7200/T5600/T5500
- Mobile Intel 945PM Express Chipset
- Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Genuine Windows XP
- Genuine Home
- Genuine Professional
- 14.1″ Widescreen Color Shine LCD, ASUS Splendid Video Intelligence Technology
- ATI Mobility Radeon X2300
- 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth V1.2/V2.0 +EDR (optional)
- 5x USB Ports, 1x TV-Out, 1x DVI Port, 1x Card Reader, 1x Express Card, 1x IEEE1394, 1x VGA Out, 1x RJ11, 1x RJ45
- 33.5 x 24.5 x 3.48~3.73cm, 2.39kg (6 cell battery pack)

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The company says the customers now can take advantage of higher processing performance without the higher price, when purchasing the 17-inch m5790 and 15.4-inch m5550 gaming notebooks.

“By safely increasing processor clock frequency above default levels, Alienware ensures mobile users are equipped with more speed for everything from faster system startups to smoother-running games and applications while on the go”, the announcement says.

The both CPU overclocking capable Alienware’s notebooks have dedicated graphics cards from ATI and NVIDIA and starting prices of $1,299 and $1,049, respectively.

MSI ER600, showed at company’s 2007 CES Online Exhibit, features the 15.4-inch widescreen 1280×800 display, one of the Core 2 Duo CPUs, Intel 802.11a/b/g wireless LAN, Gigabit Ethernet, built-in DVD burner and a 4-in-1 card reader.

MSI PR200 “ultra-light” features the 12.1-inch widescreen (1280×800) display, the Core 2 Duo processor, Intel wireless LAN 802.11a/b/g, built-in Bluetooth, built-in DVD Super Multi, a 4-in-1 card reader and an 1.3 megapixel web camera.

MSI GX700 desktop replacement features the 17-inch widescreen (1440×900), the Intel’s Core 2 Duo processor, nVidia NB8P graphics, 802.11 a/b/g wireless, built in Bluetooth and an optional Modem Dual LAN, as same as 4-in-1 card reader and an ExpressCard slot.

According to the reports about upcoming 965 chipsets for laptops, code-named Crestline, the notebooks with 965GM are supposed to incorporate an integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3000.

The Intel’s Mobile 965 chipset family is claimed to be the part of the forthcoming Intel Santa Rosa platform for laptops, which is expected to be released in Q2 2007. This next generation Intel Centrino platform is designed for use with Intel Core 2 Duo (Merom) processors, and features up to 800MHz frontside bus. It is announced that it will incorporate 802.11n Wireless, the NAND Flash hard drive cache, GMA X3000 integrated card on select chipsets and 3G WAN card.

At the core of the ENVY HW:201, users can choose between two NVIDIA graphics cards: the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX with 512MB of RAM for PC gaming or the NVIDIA Quadro FX 2500M with 512MB of RAM for those looking for a portable workstation. Users can additionally select a choice of a single graphics card or two in NVIDIA SLI mode for the ultimate in gaming performance and image quality, the VoodooPC, which is part of the Global Gaming business unit of HP, published.

Voodoo ENVY HW:201 is set to begin shipping to customers on January 8, 2007. There is no info on its price.

The S300 is the second Crystal Collection notebook, after the 15.4-inch M677 based on 64-bit AMD platform.

S300 Crystal Collection integrates 4 high-quality speakers, two located on the top of keyboard and another two located on the left-hand and right-hand sides of the notebook, according to the company’s press release.

The MSI S300 Crystal Collection is also equipped with a 3-in-1 card reader, IEEE 1394 interface and a Bluetooth.

HP Pavilion tx1000 Tablet PC also incorporates an integrated NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 graphics with up to 128MB of shared memory, a 2GB main memory, a 160GB SATA hard drive and a DVD burner. Pavilion tx1000 has wireless and Gigabit Ethernet connections, and a 56k modem.

The tx1000 comes with three USB ports, VGA out and TV out (S-video), and ExpressCard slot. It has HP Webcam with integrated microphone and a finger print reader.

HP Pavilion tx1000 Tablet PC will ship with Windows Vista Home Premium preinstalled, but there is no info if 64-bit version is to be optionally preloaded on this computer.

Based on Mobile Intel 945GM Express chipset, the the 12.1-inch widescreen Asus W5Fe incorporates up to 1536MB of DDR2 533/667Mhz memory, Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection, 160 GB Serial-ATA hard drive and Intel’s Graphics Media Accelerator 950.

Asus W5Fe also has Bluetooth V2.0+EDR, an integrated 1.3M pixel web-camera, three USB ports, VGA and TV-Out, a Card-Reader, and an ExpressCard slot.

Regarding desktop processor and chipset roadmap, AMD plans quad-core CPU introduction in mid-2007, featuring Level 3 cache shared between the cores. At the same time, AMD will introduce CrossFire chipset family for use with multiple graphics cards. This AMD platform will incorporate HyperTransport 3.0 providing faster chip-to-chip and board-to-board communications. HT 3.0 extends HyperTransport 1’s 800 MHz clock to 1.8 GHz, 2.0 GHz, 2.4 GHz and 2.6 GHz, while the PCI Express 2.0 will double the bus standard’s bandwidth. DirectX 10 graphics in AMD’s desktop platforms will also debut in mid-2007, while the new AM3 CPU socket will be introduced in 2008.

The DDR3 memory support will show up in AMD powered desktops in mid-2008, along with new single-, dual- and quad-core parts. The DDR3 SDRAM (Double Data Rate 3 Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) is the successor to DDR2 SDRAM. The DDR3 promises a power consumption reduction of 40% compared to current DDR2 modules, according to the Wikipedia.

AMD Desktop Roadmap - Source: AMD

The laptop platform refresh will include processors update, as same as use of hybrid graphics and forthcoming wireless 802.11n standard, according to the unveiled company’s public roadmap.

The mobile ‘Hawk’ processors will debut in second half of next year with an 800MHz DDR2 memory support. Additionally, in 2008, AMD’s Griffin processors and ‘Puma’ notebook platform will bring low-voltage portable computing, PCI Express 2.0, HyperTransport 3.0 and DirectX 10.

An interesting feature in next generation AMD-based notebooks will be hybrid graphics, scheduled to arrive in 2007. It is a combination of integrated and discrete GPUs. According to AMD, simply plugging in or unplugging the laptop’s AC adaptor will automatically flip between the discrete and integrated graphics. The battery life is to be saved by using less power-demanding integrated graphics chip, when laptop is unplugged from power supply.

AMD Mobile Roadmap - Source: AMD

In the field of server and workstation computing, AMD Opteron CPU roadmap announces a quad-core processor code-named Barcelona, which will come out mid-year in 2007. The CPU will be aimed at two-socket and four-socket platforms, according to the reports. At the same time, Budapest will debut as a quad-core Opteron offering for one-socket servers and workstations. The Budapest will shift Opteron platforms to HyperTransport 3.0.

In the first half of 2008 the quad-core Shanghai will be introduced featuring HT 3.0 and L3 cache. It will still have DDR2 (not DDR3) options, according to the AMD’s officials.

AMD Opteron Processor Roadmap - Source: AMD

The mentioned Accelerated Processing Units represent a future of multi-core chips that include a mix of processor cores and other dedicated cores. The dedicated cores could be used for separate physics processing or audio/video encoding for example. According to the reports, APUs may bring specific tailored processors in the future, such as office, gaming or CAD CPUs. This direction of processor development is significantly different from Intel’s strategy, based on adding large number of identical cores to existing dies.

AMD Accelerated Processing Units - Source: AMD

All announced AMD’s processors will certainly be 64-bit units.

Dell Precision M90 laptop workstation is designed for work with graphically-demanding applications like animation, special effects, video editing and CAD design and modeling. Dell has also added the latest NVIDIA Quadro FX 3500M graphics, as an option when configuring the M90. The mobile workstation features the 17-inch widescreen display, up to 4GB of DDR2 main memory, and a 120GB SATA hard drive.

The Dell Precision M90 price starts at $1714. There is also an upgrade option to Windows Vista Business for $10.

Intel’s Centrino ‘Santa Rosa’ Platform Introduced

The major laptop vendors, such as HP, Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Acer, Sony, Gateway and others, have already offered the new notebooks powered by the latest Intel’s Merom processors.

You can visit Laptoping’s Core 2 Duo Merom Category to see which laptop models feature Inel’s 64-bit Mobile CPUs.

While Intel is expected to officially unveil its Merom processors by the end of July, volume production may only begin in mid-August, and the first Intel-based 64-bit dual-core notebooks may not hit shelves until the end of August, the sources pointed out.

Intel’s initial shipment goal for Merom after its launch is 15% of its laptop processor shipments, and the proportion will increase to 30% in the fourth quarter, the sources said.

In the first quarter of 2007, Intel expects the launch of Microsoft’s Vista to drive up demand for 64-bit dual-core laptop PCs, and Merom’s proportion in its notebook processor shipments will top 50% in the first quarter, the sources added.

Merom to top 50% of Intel notebook processors in 1Q 2007

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In addition, Intel plans to introduce the Celeron M 440 and M 450, with respective core speeds of 1.86GHz and 2GHz, later this year, the sources indicated. The chip giant will also reduce prices for the existing Celeron M 420 and M 430 to as low as US$86, with the price-cut strategy improving the company’s competitiveness in the entry-level segment, according to the sources.

Sources at Taiwan notebook makers suspect that by pricing the mainstream Merom chips in a similar range to the T2400 and T2500 Intel may cause higher inventories of Yonah-based dual-core models in the worldwide notebook market over the next three months, after which a significant price war to clear inventory may take place. From January 2006, when the dual-core Napa platform was launched, the average selling price (ASP) of Napa models has fallen from US$1,500 to US$700, the sources mentioned.

Prices for Intel’s upcoming 64-bit Merom chips revealed

“AMD is first to market with the only 64-bit dual-core mobile processor, driving the wave of next-generation mobile platforms that are ready today to run the upcoming 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows Vista,” said Chris Cloran, vice president, AMD Mobile Division. “This is advanced mobile technology for the office or home, packing dual-core processing for extreme multi-tasking, 64-bit computing, extended battery life and cutting-edge technology from industry leaders in wireless, connectivity and graphics.”

AMD, which has been stealing market share off Intel in recent quarters, is currently engaged in a technology race with its larger Silicon Valley rival. Vendors who will launch notebooks with the new AMD Turion 64 X2, include HP, Gateway, Acer and Fujitsu Siemens. Yesterday, Apple announced its new MacBook range featuring the Intel Core Duo dual-core processor. While today, HP got into the act touting the new AMD dual-core processors.

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