Intel reveals plans for quad-core laptop CPUs
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admin @ Mar 15th 2008 12:40AM
Should I hold back on a Macbook Pro for this, or will it not be implemented in the MB line? I'm getting a MBP for college, but I would definitely hold back for quad core if it was within a year.
JohnTitor @ Mar 15th 2008 12:57AM
Despite the limitations Apple puts on all it's other products the MacBook Pro is always updated with the latest stuff, so if intel does a Quad-Core laptop CPU I wouldn't be surprised to see it in the MacBook Pro soon after.
But if you want Quad-Core right now on a laptop, Clevo makes gaming laptops with Quad-Core Desktop CPUs. Pretty affordable when you get it from Sager
Ben @ Mar 15th 2008 1:04AM
I can see this going into the imac before it makes it to the powerbook
Kizorblade @ Mar 15th 2008 1:13AM
@Ben
Macbook Pro, not Powerbook
Although I can totally see why you still use that. Macbook Pro just doesn't sound as flash as Powerbook
Waveblade @ Mar 15th 2008 1:25AM
There isn't going to be any in the MBP any time soon, desktop replacements...are gaming machines usually. MPB isn't one of those. I mean they underclock the mobile graphics cards as it is
peshue @ Mar 15th 2008 2:22AM
Man, if they put one of those in a MBP you seriously could use it as a stove.
sdschwendener @ Mar 15th 2008 2:46AM
This chip is a total copout. Wait for Nehalem which gets rid of the FSB..
gaforces @ Mar 15th 2008 10:17AM
You can buy a quad core laptop now, and it isn't cheap :)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834201001
Steffen Jobbs @ Mar 17th 2008 5:49PM
If it ever is implemented by Apple, the price will probably be up in the mid-MacPro price range. I'm sure it will happen in a couple of years, but don't look for it sooner than that. Apple will stick to faster dual-core Intel chips. Other Wintel manufacturers probably will use the four-core as soon as it's ready.
Steffen Jobbs @ Mar 17th 2008 5:49PM
If it ever is implemented by Apple, the price will probably be up in the mid-MacPro price range. I'm sure it will happen in a couple of years, but don't look for it sooner than that. Apple will stick to faster dual-core Intel chips. Other Wintel manufacturers probably will use the four-core as soon as it's ready.
elbow @ Mar 15th 2008 3:51PM
Fingers crossed for a 17" MacBook Pro w/ this CPU. My hope is that Apple engineers will figure out a way to cram the necessary cooling & a large enough battery into the 17" chassis...
@JohnTitor: yeah, until very recently, I tended to agree with the sentiment that Apple's been pretty good at putting the latest & greatest into the MBPs. The fact that the Core 2 Extreme X9000 2.8GHz is so far MIA on the MBP has me pretty bummed out, though... I hope it's something that will happen in time, rather than a complete pass-over. Hmm, it looks like the X9000 has a TDP of 44W, while the lesser Penryns used in the MBPs are 35W - yikes, that's over a 25% increase!
Yeah, and although the Extreme CPUs are unique in that Intel smiles on OC'ing them, something tells me that Apple won't approve of, unlike the Sager machines.
Hackman @ Mar 15th 2008 12:50AM
No Macbook will never have quad core
webon @ Mar 15th 2008 1:52AM
that ended up meaning that you think that eventually there is gonna be a Macbook with quad core
kyle allen @ Mar 15th 2008 3:25PM
actually it means that every mac book will have a quad core at some point in its life.
hackman @ Mar 15th 2008 4:01PM
um...ok i said Macbooks will never have a quad core cpu... you dumb fuck
Sam Winter @ Mar 15th 2008 9:46PM
@hackman
No, you didn't say that. If you can't even recognize the mistake from your first post, then I wouldn't be calling others a dumb****, you dumb****
Arjy @ Mar 15th 2008 12:51AM
And what has happend to the q9450s? I've been waiting FOREVER! My gaming build is sitting here all wired and ready but no CPU in the slot.
asphixiated @ Mar 15th 2008 3:04AM
AFAIK, the OEM's already have that chip, so it should be a few more weeks.
ethana2 @ Mar 15th 2008 1:13AM
CBE laptop? Gahh, this is taking forever. I'd like a Cell /with/ a GPU and 1GB of RAM for something near an acceptable price in a portable form. Sure, I wouldn't be able to run stuff in WINE with great performance, but I... nostalgia aside, I don't think I'd need to.
Jon Doe. @ Mar 15th 2008 1:40AM
Here's hoping that the case of such a system that has such a CPU has a little door on it that opens allowing the CPU to be extended via a scissor lift type apparatus into the attachable liquid nitrogen base station....sold separately of course. :-P
ryangohabs @ Mar 15th 2008 1:59AM
Im waitin for the new OCTA CORE!
(8)
asphixiated @ Mar 15th 2008 3:04AM
why did you have to sing that?
ryangohabs @ Mar 15th 2008 3:06AM
I put 8 in brackets incase we have any loose lightbulbs in here that dont know what Octa means.
Andrew @ Mar 15th 2008 2:41AM
They'll definitely be a lap burner. Too hot to handle.
http://pixblix.com
Steven Ryland @ Mar 15th 2008 2:45AM
well... heres to 10 min battery life and melted laptop cases from the quad-core heat. I guess you would be lucky if your laptop started the OS before exploding, or just killing the battery. hehe. obviously it will last longer than that, but the Extreme is far too much of a power hog still to dream of any kind of portability in a laptop platform.
kyle allen @ Mar 15th 2008 2:55AM
kyle reveals plans for quad-core laptop purchaseing
Danger @ Mar 15th 2008 3:35AM
kyle reveals plans for... well, we don't really know...
Can anyone else make sense of that?
Speeddemon2008 @ Mar 15th 2008 3:36AM
that really made no sense.
Jake @ Mar 15th 2008 11:43AM
I thought it was reasonably funny. Pity he can't spell though; it kinda flattened the joke.
-jp
Noah @ Mar 15th 2008 1:47PM
Um, when you put it like that you make it sound dirty.
kyle allen @ Mar 15th 2008 3:22PM
sorry i cant spell. purchasing*
tekdroid @ Mar 15th 2008 5:17AM
8+ hours in an entry-level laptop would excite me. I couldn't care less about performance 98% of the time.
How's that for some enthusiast pressure, Intel? :p
I want a "leap ahead" in battery life :)
cyrus @ Mar 15th 2008 8:43AM
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
Apple Stalling Developers!
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/03/14/apple-to-iphone-app-store-applicants-just-hang-tight
NathanG @ Mar 15th 2008 11:14AM
... And that was related to this how...?
Kamall @ Mar 15th 2008 10:42AM
The Macbook Pros are already very thin and I am amazed they can cram a full C2D processor and Geforce 8600 graphics card in there. (Granted, I am anti-Apple and have never owned an Apple product nor plan to.)
This Core Quad mobile processor will be Intel's most power-hungry chip and have the highest TDP rating. If this was to go into a Macbook Pro, Apple would really have to thicken up the case to accomodate this procesor, add more vents/fans.
No way they can stick this into the current case as it is now.
But just my guess.
marcin @ Mar 15th 2008 11:23AM
uh you will definitely not see this in macbooks or macbook pros. as stated, its meant for desktop replacement laptops. if you put one of these in a macbook that thing would explode INSTANTLY.
i plan on getting the centrino 2 with my next laptop purchase. i think they said 2.8 ghz for a 45nm processor which i think is awesome.
Alan @ Mar 15th 2008 11:25AM
Its a sad day for me as an AMD fan.
Seoultrain @ Mar 15th 2008 2:56PM
when's the last time AMD fans had a good day?
Alan @ Mar 15th 2008 5:00PM
clearly the words of a fan boy. I don't make fun of Intel. My 3d machine even renders on a Quad from Intel. But you sir, are a fan boy.
graphicsking33 @ Mar 15th 2008 12:29PM
Yeah, we really need another fast Intel CPU with crappy Intel graphics!
BusinessWeek: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_33/b4046022.htm Basically shows that Intel cannot even play the Sims 2 correctly.
YouTube showing Intel's game peformance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd0Of4PnpQk This shows that even on Intel's latest G33, it cannot play recent games correctly.
Allen @ Mar 15th 2008 2:56PM
Finally, a real process to go with the dual 8800GTS internal cards we've been seeing in laptops.
Other than buying one from Voodoo which runs desktop CPUs, quad core has been (as stated) non existant in laptops. I for one welcome our new quad-core masters.
graphicsking33 @ Mar 15th 2008 4:12PM
How many games take actually advantage of four CPU cores? I thought games were GPU limited.