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geekhack Community => Other Geeky Stuff => Topic started by: ashort on Sat, 15 March 2008, 05:31:40

Title: Hot hot is this? (new intel cpu)
Post by: ashort on Sat, 15 March 2008, 05:31:40

more importantly, how hot will it run?

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/15/intel-reveals-plans-for-quad-core-laptop-cpus/

quad cores for laptops.  think these will premier for less than $2500/laptop?  finally a kicking vmware laptop!

Title: Hot hot is this? (new intel cpu)
Post by: bhtooefr on Sat, 15 March 2008, 06:32:07

Eh, it'll be an improvement over the desktop Core 2 Quads that companies are putting in gaming laptops now.

Title: Hot hot is this? (new intel cpu)
Post by: fkeidjn on Sat, 15 March 2008, 19:30:52

Gaming laptops?  Isn't that an oxymoron???

Title: Hot hot is this? (new intel cpu)
Post by: iMav on Sat, 15 March 2008, 20:17:11

Quote from: ashort;3643

finally a kicking vmware laptop!

Finally?  As opposed to those "crappy" dual core ones?

Title: Hot hot is this? (new intel cpu)
Post by: IBI on Sun, 16 March 2008, 07:19:42

Quote from: fkeidjn;3646

Gaming laptops?  Isn't that an oxymoron???

No more of one than many desktops that are labled gaming machines. :(

Title: Hot hot is this? (new intel cpu)
Post by: bhtooefr on Sun, 16 March 2008, 08:39:20

Yeah, I probably should've said "gaming notebook" instead of "gaming laptop." :p