Intel takes popular laptops to ‘extreme’
The company has also introduced enhanced desktop processors, and says that it expects to announce battery-friendly quad-core processors for laptop computers next year.
The products come on the heels of the company’s first anniversary of introducing server, desktop and laptop processors based on Core microarchitecture.
“Laptops are the fastest-growing computing market segment, and there is increasing demand from those who crave the ultimate in video, gaming and design computing performance yet want the freedom and flexibility that a laptop brings,” says Mooly Eden, Intel vice-president and GM, Mobile Platforms Group.
The Intel Core 2 Extreme X7800 mobile dual-core processor, with both cores running at 2,6GHz, also features mobile-specific power-saving features designed to help Intel’s computer-maker customers to deliver more energy-efficient and higher-performing designs, Eden adds. For example, the Intel Core 2 Extreme mobile processor X7800 offers up to 28% more performance than the previous-generation mobile processor, he says.
In addition, for experienced enthusiasts who desire more capability, the Intel Core 2 Extreme mobile processor bus ratio locks (overspeed protection) have been removed, he says. This is intended to offer added technical flexibility in customising the system so that OEMs can unleash even more performance, Eden concludes.
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