http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=2663
How has Dell been shipping Core Duo when it didn't launch until 6 Jan? According to Anand, the Pentium M is the Dothan/Yonah core and Core Duo is the Sonoma/Napa core. Unless there is something else I am missing. Now, they are still using the Centrino name for their new laptops but it will be the Core Duo and a new chipset instead of Pentium-M. On 2/1/06, Greg Sevart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Any dual core Pentium M chips are technically "Core Duo". Dell has been > shipping Dual Core P-M / Core Duo laptops for a while--even before Apple > announced. > > All that Core Duo is is the Yonah DC P-M. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian Weeden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Hardware List" <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> > Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 9:42 AM > Subject: Re: [H] Serious battery life bug found in new Intel > Processorkepthidden by Wintel and press > > > > The CoreDuo is Intel's new mobile CPU line and to the best of my > > knowledge no current products have it. The first ones will be the new > > Mac Book Pros announced by Jobs. The other major notebook > > manufactureres will be close behind. > > > > You have a "dual core" CPU but not a CoreDou, which is the new > > marketing name. Intel is dropping the name Pentium. > > > > On 2/1/06, Mark Dodge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> How would I know if I have a "Core Duo"??? > >> I have a laptop with dual cores or at least dnet says it is. Is there > >> some > >> kind of logo? > >> > >> > >> Mark Dodge > >> MD Computers > >> 360-772-2433 > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 9:30 AM > >> To: hwg > >> Subject: [H] Serious battery life bug found in new Intel Processor > >> kepthidden by Wintel and press > >> > >> http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/01/29/opinion_core_duo_microsoft_power_drain/ > >> > >> If you plug a USB 2.0 device into one of the new Inteo Core Duo laptops, > >> it > >> reduces the battery life by 80 minutes. > >> > >> Microsoft and Intel knew about this bug months ago but didn't bother to > >> tell > >> anyone. Many "tech journalists" have evaluated the laptops and none of > >> them > >> found this bug. > >> > >> The Core Duo is the chip that all of Apple's new laptops and Intel's > >> entire > >> new line of laptops is built on. Intel blames M$ drivers, which is > >> interesting. > >> -- > >> Brian > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Brian > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Brian > > > > > > > -- Brian
