Dual Core Laptops: This Isn't Your Last Year's Laptop!

The laptop world is seeing double. The nextin mind, in recent head-to-head CNET Labs
evolution intesting, AMD's Athlon
laptops is dual-core technology. Dual-core64 X2 chip performed better than Intel's desktop
processors areDual-Core chip.
quickly raising the laptop experience to the nextprobably wondering, how will all this new laptop
leveltechnology be applied? And what does it mean
and laptop users are benefiting from the extrafor the average
boost inlaptop owner? What does it mean for gaming
performance.Dual-core means exactly what youlaptops?Well, lets examine one sample notebook
think it means, you haveto see what all this next
two processors or CPUs in your laptop instead ofgeneration technology will do for laptops. Take
one.for example,
Theoretically this should mean twice thethe Xtreme SL, a new gaming laptop designed
performance levelby Rockdirect.
for all those multi-tasking chores we call upon ourRockdirect, formerly known as Rock computers,
laptopsis a leading UK
to do. However, you must have ways orlaptop manufacturer who introduced some of the
technology (theworld's first
platform) to utilize and handle all this extra power.dual core laptops last summer (2005).Rockdirect's
Therelatest gaming offering, the Xtreme SL has specs
is some catching up to do but to keep thingsor features which are rather awe-inspiring, even
simple,for the non-gamer.
Hyper-Threading, PCI-Express and SLI are allIt comes with an AMD Turion 64 ML-44 2.4GHz
ways ofprocessor, sporting
harnessing or using this extra power.With the1MB L2 Cache and 2 Gigs of DDR 400MHz RAM.
recent introduction of the new Centrino DuoMore importantly, it
Mobilehas twin NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX 256MB
Technology, Intel has entered the multi-coregraphics cards with
arena. All thisPCI-Express and SLI (Scalable Link Interface).SLI
extra dual power and Hyper-Threading will finallylets you have two graphics cards on your laptop,
put someworking in
punch into laptops and especially gaming laptops.tangent to increase or double your graphics
Now almostperformance and
on par with desktop PCs, laptops and notebooksvisual quality. Throw in a 19 inch WSXGA+
can finallyX-Glass TFT Screen
hold their heads high when it comes toand you have a perfect example of where
performance. This isn'tgaming laptops are
your last year's laptop!How quickly things change,headed with all this new technology.For those
Intel expects the Core Duo chipinvolved in gaming, this means the ultimate gaming
will be in 230 different laptop designs in the first
monthsexperience can be best captured on a laptop
of 2006. Intel also claims this Duo chip will deliverwith Dual-core
68%processors and dual graphics cards using all the
more performance over the current Sonomalatest SLI or
processor (manyHyper-Threading technology. And it is just not
manufacturers say this will be around 30%) andfor gamers.
reduceThe new mobile multi-core chips are turning
battery consumption by another 28% (Giving 5heads for ordinary
hours forlaptop users who want the best performance
a standard battery and 10 hours for anpossible in their
extended cell battery).Still, dual-core processorssleek shinny new laptops or notebooks.Besides,
coupled with Hyper-Threadingwhy should gamers have all the fun, these new
technology, will and does greatly improve thetechnologies will greatly benefit all laptop users. It
multi-taskingmeans a sleeker, faster, and more powerful
functions of your next laptop. The only minorlaptop for
hurdle, manyeveryone. It also means longer lasting battery life
of today's current video games can't use allfor
these multi-your laptop, a much needed improvement. For
applications features. But as more games comethe demanding
on streamlaptop user working in multi-media authoring,
which can take full advantage of all this newmulti-tasking
technology,with video editing, spread sheets, large graphics...
expect your gaming enjoyment to increase. Asthese
with any newdual core laptops offers a very capable
technology there will probably be a lag timealternative to the
before all thebulky and oh-so stationary desktop PC.This new
multi-applications can be applied to the majoritymulti-core technology offers ultimate performance
of new
games hitting the market.Some major laptopin a sleek, quiet package that buyers will find
makers now sporting the Intel Core Duohard to resist.
include Dell with its new "entertainment" DellIt will draw even more potential customers into
Inspiron e1705the laptop market,
line of high end laptops. HP with its Pavilionlooking for the ultimate in style, portability, and
dv1000 line ofperformance.
laptops, which comes with a remote and you canDual-core laptops may just deliver the goods.This
play CDs andsurely is not your last year's laptop....
DVDs without booting up.Nor is Intel the onlyThe author has an unhealthy interest in all things
player in town with a lot of chips onlaptop! Including
the gaming table. Intel's main rival AMD hasDual Core laptops. He also owns a modest
introducedwebsite on Marketing Tools
dual-core into its mobile Turion 64 X2 processors.for eMarketers.
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