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more about #core2duo DougOLis: Although Intel doesn't market chips according to their codenames, the individual chip gets a model number that gives you an idea of how it compares, s... more » ID Ron Burgundy: Thanks for the previous article, Giz. I read through it when it came out, but I was just looking for it. i7 sounds good. Anyone have any idea of th... more » J2M3: Will this help the hackintosh movement at all? #newimacs more » TJ: So I'm guessing the i7s in the iMac are going to be the Clarksfield variant? #newimacs more » anexanhume: One should also note that the high end 27" has the 2.8 Ghz core i7 option. What you gain from this is a virtual 8 cores, due to hyper-threading being ... more » Unsolicited Advice: God damn it, where are the i7-based MacBook Pros? That's the only thing preventing me from throwing more dollars at Steve Jobs. #newimacs more » CaptMoose: Just to make things more confusing, The new i7 8-series (Lynnfield) actually goes back to a P55 socket and double-channel RAM, but gets many better be... more » BloggyMcBlogBlog: Thanks for the article Matt. I'll be getting a new computer when Win7 drops and this definitely helps. #intel more » The5thElephant: A decent Giz-Explains, but it could definitely use a chart and a clearer visual heirarchy. Also future chip technologies we should look out for? #intel more » Monty: Outstanding summary, Matt, but maybe you could post this sort of information a little later in the day for us West Coasters who might have head explos... more » friendlynerd: I would agree with your take on Celeron, but I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the Pentium Dual-Core line. They're essentially Core2 chips with less ... more » anexanhume: Merom and Penryn share the same branding because they are largely the same architecture. Nehalem was a full new architecture from the alternating Isra... more » Amir Oulad: Nice explanation I understand the differences much better now. Celeron/Pentuim: run Core3i: One night stand Core7i/5i: HAve sex with it BTW I love th... more » Jesse in Japan: They're all so shiny! more » nutbastard: actually, if you're not the sort to do the research, likely a simple color code will suffice, and you likely wont be doing anything that will make the... more » Monty: Dude, you got one of those pathetic Centrino 2 Inside stickers - I wouldn't be caught dead with anything less than a Core 2 Extreme Inside sticker. L... more » strider_mt2k: I'm not a badge freak, but my bro in law and I did set up an area on the inside of our twin gaming rigs cases for badges. The idea is that we'll be ho... more » impliedsurprise: they should just label the x axis - speed/usage, and the y axis - price. from websurfing/msoffice/cheap to folding/crysis/bleedingedgeexpensive tha... more » -
#gizexplains
Giz Explains: Intel's Entire Confusing Armada of Chips
Intel makes a lot of processors. Too many, maybe. Don't know what the difference a Core i7 and a Core 2 Duo? A Bloomfield from a Wolfdale? A Sasquatch from a Yeti? You're not alone. More » -
#ultraportables
IDF's Array of Affordable Thin-and-Lights Are Decidedly Not Netbooks
Want the tiny size of a netbook, but the power of a full-size? Intel showed off a crop of ultraportable laptops, all aimed at around an $800 MSRP, using Core 2 Duo processors, not Atom. Check out our gallery below. More » -
#intel
Intel's New Easy-for-Your-Mom-to-Understand Processor Badges
They're designed to be simple to understand for regular people, so you don't need these explained, right? More » -
#intel
Intel Opens Door for Army of MacBook Air Clones
Muffled by the cacophony of like a million netbooks and the wireless power that'll power our cyborg brains at the Intel Developer Forum was the low-key introduction of Intel's next-gen 45nm dual core chips for ultra-thin notebooks—i.e., the dwarven chips that made the MacBook Air possible. Now that everybody can snag them, expect a surge of similarly limber notebooks that can suck in their gut to fit into narrow pockets of ugly paper. More » -
