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Quad-core Intel laptop now available...down under

by Parm Mann on 14 July 2008, 11:00

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Australian retailer, Pioneer Computers, appears to be one step ahead of Intel's roadmap as it now offers its DreamBook Style 9008 laptop with Intel's unreleased quad-core mobile processor, the 2.53GHz Core 2 Extreme QX9300.

The 45nm chip, with 12MiB cache and 1,066MHz FSB, is yet to be officially announced by Intel, but Pioneer Computers has it available as a $1,449 upgrade.

Customers who purchase the DreamBook with a QX9300 processor can expect to receive the system within two weeks, says Pioneer. If those delivery estimates are indeed accurate, Intel should be on the verge of launching its top-end quad-core mobile part.

Source: pioneercomputers.com.au

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Posted by staffsMike - Mon 14 Jul 2008 13:16
I think I'd be right in saying that the only mobile quads we'll have for sometime will be extreme variants and thus have a rediculous price tag. Mainstream mobile quads are set for next year as far as I remember.
Posted by joshwa - Mon 14 Jul 2008 13:24
Are these desktop CPUs stuck in a laptop? Like in the olden days when desktop Pentium 4's were foolishly put in laptops burning all those who dared use them on their laps?
Posted by TheReaFireblade - Mon 14 Jul 2008 18:46
joshwa
Are these desktop CPUs stuck in a laptop?

I think they must be, ‘coz there’s a certain laptop builder in the UK who have been selling - or at least advertising the sale of, quad core CPU's in their top-spec laptop for at least 6 months - that I know of :)

Kobalt Computers state of their Commanche SLI…

Unlike traditional notebooks which use lower power mobile processors, the Comanche SLI utilises the latest Intel® Core® 2 Quad 45nm desktop processors.
Posted by OneArmedScissor - Tue 15 Jul 2008 01:45
These are the first actual mobile quad cores, allegedly socket P.

Lots of people have been making laptops based on desktop chipsets that can use Core 2 desktop processors, including quad cores, for a long time, but this is brand new.

The thing I find interesting about this one and the Q9100 that is supposed to follow it is that their TDP rating is only 35-45 watts. That's a heck of an improvement if it directly compares to their desktop counterparts. You can put together your own quad core laptop with one of those Asus DIY notebooks for a lot cheaper, but it only supports the Q6000 series, and I always figured that would eat your battery alive, but it seems they got over that.
Posted by staffsMike - Tue 15 Jul 2008 02:16
Yep these mobile quads have been on the roadmap for some time. But as you can see it's an expensive upgrade for what right now is a niche market.

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