Intel said it will release a Quad-Core chip specifically designed for laptops. The design of the chip is based on a Core 2 Duo dual-core chip and it will be officially released in the third quarter of this year - according to an official announcement from Intel.
Intel declined to provide details about the new product. However, on the official website of Intel, the company has just announced the new name of this quad-core chip, Core 2 Extreme QX9300. Quad-Core chips for laptops based on the latest 45-nanometer technology from Intel.
Quad-Core chips will be launched by Intel after the Centrino 2 chip with the name 'Montevina' is launched by Intel in the second quarter of this year. Centrino 2 chips will integrate Wi-Fi and WiMax features on the same chip.
Quad-Core chip for Laptop Picture 1 ' At first, the Quad-Core for laptops will replace bulky desktops that can be inferior.With discrete graphics, these laptops can solve the problems of desktop flexibility.It will meet the needs of gamers and jobs that require high speed of information processing, 'said Nathan Brookwood, head of analysis firm Insight 64.
He added: ' Quad-Core will be hard to get in thin notebooks like the MacBook Air.And the battery problem is always a big challenge for notebooks . '
' Laptops using Quad-Core chips will need more power than CPUs that only use dual-core or single-core chips .'
Intel has also said in the past that people who use Quad-Core chips have to wait for more time when the power problems of laptops are thoroughly solved.
" Currently, people who want to use Quad-Core laptops are still relatively small."At the same time, computers that use Quad-Core chips will consume a lot of power.Therefore, this year, the introduction of these machines will be aimed at users who are in need of high-end games and master notebooks , 'Mooly Eden, deputy director and manager Intel's Mobile Platform Group further confirmed.