News Bits: Intel Montevina Processor Names, Gateway P-15831FX Reviewed, Sager NP5793 Introduced
Intel to change processor naming for Montevina platform
Intel will change its naming scheme for mobile CPUs arriving with the Montevina notebook platform later this year. Montevina is the replacement for the current Santa Rosa platform. In addition to the T series processors, a P series and an S series will be added which will have lower TDP ratings. The T series will have a TDP rating of 30-39W, while the P will have a lesser TDP of 20-29W. The S series will be comprised of three segments: the SP, SL, and SU, which have TDPs of 20-29W, 12-19W, and less than or equal to 11.9W respectively. They will have a smaller package size to fit in smaller designs.
In Q3 2008, Intel is planning to launch a quad-core notebook processor.
Gateway P-16831FX with 8800M-GTS impressions posted
Forum member bwhxeon managed to snag a Gateway P-16831FX gaming notebook earlier than the laptop’s planned release date. It features a 17″ widescreen display, Core 2 Duo processor, and a powerful Nvidia GeForce 8800M-GTS graphics card. The notebook retails for a relatively low $1,349.99 at Best Buy. Please see the full impressions thread in the forum for more benchmarks and pictures.
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OLPC spin-out company to create $75 laptop
A new venture formed by former CTO of OLPC, Mary Lou Jepsen, plans to create a $75 laptop. Jepsen left OLPC to commercialize technologies she developed with OLPC. She is quoted as saying, “Spinning out from OLPC enables the development of a new machine, beyond the XO [laptop], while leveraging a larger market for new technologies.” The company will work with OLPC and will be for-profit.