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Primer on Intel Chips
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Long time Mac guy, completely confused on Intel's product line up. Where does the Core Duo fit in? Is it better than a Pentium? Is it more like a Centrino? What is a Centrino? How fast is this chip compared to other Intel chips?
I don't see any Dell computers with the Core Duo. Does anybody else make a computer with similar specs to the new iMac?
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Core Duo is the 'real' name of the chip previously codenamed 'Yonah'. It's a dual-core Pentium M. Previous generations of Pentium M processors were found in Centrino laptops. "Centrino" refers to the combination of the Pentium M processor and an Intel 802.11 wireless chipset and is purely a marketing term. Core Duo PC laptops, probably with the "Centrino" branding, will likely be available soon (if there aren't any already - I wouldn't be surprised if some were announced at CES).
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Core Duo's will soon take over!
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Originally Posted by Thunderbird
I don't see any Dell computers with the Core Duo. Does anybody else make a computer with similar specs to the new iMac?
Both Dell and Gateway have Core Duo laptops on their website for purchase. Acer has a family of Core Duo laptops out also.
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Originally Posted by sray
Both Dell and Gateway have Core Duo laptops on their website for purchase. Acer has a family of Core Duo laptops out also.
I see on Gateway's website a Core Duo 1.66 Ghz for $1149. Is that the same chip that Apple is using?
http://www.gateway.com/products/gcon...510nb&clv=Btn1
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Originally Posted by Thunderbird
It's using the same processor but the other spec's are pretty.... abysmal.
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Although I hate to defend other PC companies, the tech specs are not abysmal... they are quite a lot better than the current iBook (apart from design and OSX)
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Originally Posted by Thunderbird
Long time Mac guy, completely confused on Intel's product line up. Where does the Core Duo fit in? Is it better than a Pentium? Is it more like a Centrino? What is a Centrino? How fast is this chip compared to other Intel chips?
I don't see any Dell computers with the Core Duo. Does anybody else make a computer with similar specs to the new iMac?
Core Duo is Intel's new CPU aimed primarily at the portable and small form factor market (it may also make it into a limited number of blade servers, as the previous Pentium M did). For most things it's as good as or better than a Pentium 4/D. No, Centrino is not a chip. Centrino is a platform that includes a Pentium M or Core Solo/Duo CPU, Intel 915 or 945 chipset, and Intel Pro/Wireless (2200 [b/g] or 2915 [a/b/g]). Core Duo is fast despite it's relatively low clockrate; a 2Ghz Pentium M is about as fast as a 3.2Ghz Pentium 4 (apply the same to dualcore products).
Dell has a couple Core Duo laptops, but they haven't put it in any of their small form factor desktops yet.
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OK... I'm confused. Why was this thread moved to the lounge? I posted it in the iMac discussion board, and it was a question about the chips inside the new iMac. The lounge seems like a place for non-specific, non-computer related chat. I think the lounge is an inappropriate place to move this thread.
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The lounge is open to all kinds of discussion. It's frequently used for computer-related topics. Furthermore, intel chips are also in the new MacBook Pro (pre-orders are being filed now) and will be in Apple's entire product line by the end of the year.
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I have a question. How much ram can you actually address on the core-duos? will the core-duos have the same abilities when it comes to addressing enormous amounts of ram??? Or are we going a step backwards in this regard?
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Originally Posted by Mr Kino
I have a question. How much ram can you actually address on the core-duos? will the core-duos have the same abilities when it comes to addressing enormous amounts of ram??? Or are we going a step backwards in this regard?
Step back. Core Duos are 32 bit.
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Originally Posted by Leia's Left Bun
ouch. not good.
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Originally Posted by Leia's Left Bun
woah...ouch is right, how come?
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