Intel today introduced the new Centrino “Santa Rosa” notebook computer technology. The latest “Santa Rosa”-based laptops with “Centrino Duo” and “Centrino Pro” logos feature the new Mobile Intel 965 Express chipsets, 64-bit Core 2 Duo processors with increased front side bus speed to 800MHz from 667MHz, a new integrated graphics, a wireless N connection with greater speed and range, a Turbo Memory for faster boot-up and application loading, and Intel’s Active Management Technology in business-use models.
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.
[...] All of the major PC makers released this week their new notebooks based on Intel Centrino Pro and Centrino Duo “Santa Rosa” platform. Along with new GM965/PM965 chipsets, these laptops feature the new 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processors, which now have 800MHz front side bus, compared to the first generation of Core 2 Duos for notebooks with 667MHz FSB. Also, now there is increased number of PC vendors offering their mobile computers with 64-bit Windows Vista OS pre-installed. [...]