Intel to launch quad-core notebook CPU in 3Q08
Keeping in mind the advent of desktop based quad-core processors in the mainstream, it was just a matter of time before they showed up in a mobile version too. This was confirmed by Digitimes, which goes onto say that Intel will be planning to launch its first quad-core CPU for notebooks, the Core 2 Extreme QX9300, in the third quarter this year. This new processor will be manufactured at 45nm and have a core frequency of 2.53GHz. The CPU will support FSB speeds up to 1066MHz, include 12MB L2 cache and have a maximum TDP of 45W.
While this announcement is good in terms of consumer choice, it raises a number of interesting questions. Despite the low heat dissipation of these processors, they will be a lot more power hungry as compared to standard dual-core processors and this will directly affect battery life. Secondly with such powerful chips, the GPU market will also need to keep pace enabling more realistic gaming on laptops, which is abysmal to say the least at its very best.
Intel is planning to launch its first quad-core CPU for notebooks, the Core 2 Extreme QX9300, in the third quarter this year with pricing set at a new high of US$1,038 in thousand-unit tray quantities, according to sources at motherboard makers.
With the market demand for top-level notebooks still below average, Intel expects the quad-core notebook CPUs will not become standard in the performance/mainstream notebook market until the second half of 2009, and therefore should not impact the desktop PC market, noted the sources.
The Core 2 Extreme QX9300 will be manufactured at 45nm and have a core frequency of 2.53GHz. The CPU will come in a socket P package and support FSB speeds up to 1066MHz. The chip will include 12MB L2 cache and have a maximum TDP of 45W.-Tech2
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Inkjet MEMS for Printer
The inkjet printers have been continuously improving since the first inkjet printer became available to the consumers in 1988, courtesy of Hewlett-Packard. If you wanted to get your hands on the brand new printer back then, you’d have to shell out $1000. Nowadays, you can buy a Hewlett-Packard inkjet printer for a measly $49 or even less. Every year new and better inkjet printers are released with higher resolutions, higher speeds, and more fancy words that shouldn’t matter to someone who’s just looking for something to print vacation photos on.
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English is the international language. There are regions of the world where people are really good at both spoken and written English.
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Camera education is now starting to grow also.
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