Intels new atomic chip and laptops

Intel has just announced new "P" series low power Core2 Duo
processors. They will be available at speeds up to 2.5GHz and use a
max of 25W power. Paired with DDR3 memory, they should extend battery
life by about 50% over current Core2 Duo mobile systems.

 

sounds like it will be worth waiting a few months for'


thanks

Phil scott

 

Dell Precision M6300, 17" screen, up to 200Gb hard drive. Up to 8gb
int mem

// Krister

 

Phil -

Have you considered a Dell Precision M2300? If you configured it with
the T9500 CPU, a single 2GB DIMM and a 5400rpm hard drive, you'd get
excellent battery life and reasonable performance at a competitive
price - and not have to wait for the Centrino2 Pros to ship.

The T9xxx series are 45mm Penryn parts with a peak power rating of
35W. At 2.5GHz, the T9500 is quite fast. The 360M graphics is
certified by SolidWorks and draws only 17w power (compared to 50W for
the 1600M.) A 5400rpm drive would be sluggish, but power consumption
would be very low. (SSDs actually consume more power because they
consume the same amount of power whether idle or running full bore).
Having a single DIMM also reduces power consumption without a huge
impact on performance. Finally, the 14.1" screen may require a little
squinting, but it will draw much less power than a 15-17 screen would.