Negative. From page 2 of the article you linked:
"The Core Duo microprocessor is nothing more than the dual core Yonah we've
been talking about for quite a while now; and the 945 Express chipset should
sound very familiar as it is a mobile version of the 945 chipset that was
released on the desktop side last year.
Now the combination of the Core Duo processor, 945 Express chipset and the
3945ABG wireless solution is what is known as the Napa platform. In other
words, the code name for Centrino Duo is Napa. Its predecessor is Sonoma,
which is the code name for the Centrino platform that was composed of Intel's
Pentium M (based on Dothan), 915 chipset and 2915ABG wireless solution. We
will refer to Napa and Sonoma later in this article, so just keep in mind
that Napa is the current Centrino Duo while Sonoma is the previous
generation Centrino based on Dothan. "
Core Duo is nothing more than Yonah DC.
Dell was shipping DC Yonah laptops (AKA Core Duo machines) for at least a
week prior to Apple's announcement. I can personally recall looking at a DC
1.86 Yonah at Dell the week before Apple's launch.
In short: ANY dual core Intel laptop is Core Duo.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Weeden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 11:30 AM
Subject: Re: [H] Serious battery life bug found in new
IntelProcessorkepthidden by Wintel and press
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]>
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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
>>
>>
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>> Brian
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