Yes, I get that the Core Duo is just a new name for the Yonah that we have been waiting for. But Anand's article doesn't mention anything that I saw about them already shipping.
This article (dated 13 Jan) says that Core Duo laptops from Dell and others are not available yet: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28955 This article (27 Jan) says that Acer and Sony just started shipping, but Dell, Apple, Gateway, HP, and Lenovo have not: http://news.com.com/Intels+Core+Duo+health+causes+PC+industry+pain/2100-1006_3-6032252.html More info on the various models and features being offered from different vendors: http://www.cnet.com/4520-6022_1-6410042.html Something is not right here. How could Dell have been shipping DC laptops weeks ago when all the articles I was able to Google say they are still waiting or are behind Apple? Are the articles wrong? Also, I really hate all these crappy codenames and marketing slogans. Whatever happened to the good old days with simple naming conventions and easy to compare products. Oh wait, thats right - we don't want the consumer to know what they are buying so they have to trust our marketing hype. On 2/1/06, Greg Sevart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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]> > To: "The Hardware List" <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> > 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]> > >> 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 > > > > > > > -- Brian
