Posted 07/15/08 at 12:24:28 PM by Paul Lilly

Intel's long anticipated Centrino 2 platform (previously codenamed Montevina) makes its official debut this week, and a number of top-tier vendors will begin selling configurations to Centrino 2 specifications. Montevina chips are manufactured using high-k metal gate technology on a 45nm die, and Intel promises faster performance, improved mobility features, and support for high-definition graphics on the Centrino 2 platform.

Centrino 2 chips include Intel's second generation Core 2 Duo processors (Penryn) with speeds expected to range from 2.26GHz to 3.06GHz on a 1066MHz frontside bus. Sipping just 29W, the low power draw should result in both a cooler running chip and longer battery life.

The new platform moves away from the GM965 chipset and now uses Intel's Mobile 45 Express chipset. Other goodies include integrated GMA X4500 graphics, Intel's 5000 series wireless chip with support for WiFi and WiMax, flash memory caching (Intel Turbo Memory), and support for DDR3 memory, the first mobile platform ever to do so.

The release of Centrino 2 might also spark tantalizing price cuts as vendors look to clear out old inventory. Know of any good deals? Post them below!

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Posted 03/17/08 at 08:57:53 PM by Gordon Mah Ung

Don't call it the return of the i740, Intel says new GPU will sport multiple cores and will put the hurt on its competitors

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Posted 01/10/08 at 08:00:48 PM by Gordon Mah Ung

Cheapskates, rejoice! Bargain chips yield biggest overclock.

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Posted 04/19/07 at 06:49:10 PM by Gordon Mah Ung

Does it even matter if the CPU is fast ? You bet your shiny metal ass

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Posted 04/18/07 at 02:31:34 PM by Gordon Mah Ung

Gordon Mah Ung goes hands-on with Intel's next-gen CPU, codenamed Penryn. Will this CPU continue Intel's domination of AMD?

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Posted 04/04/07 at 08:20:10 PM by Gordon Mah Ung

Gordon Ung goes hands on a new overclocker-friendly, upgradeable-GPU desktop-replacement rig

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