| The laptop world is seeing double. The next | | | | |
| evolution in | | | | 64 X2 chip performed better than Intel's |
| | | | desktop Dual-Core chip. |
| laptops is dual-core technology. Dual-core | | | | |
| processors are | | | | probably wondering, how will all this new |
| | | | laptop |
| quickly raising the laptop experience to the | | | | |
| next level | | | | technology be applied? And what does it mean |
| | | | for the average |
| and laptop users are benefiting from the | | | | |
| extra boost in | | | | laptop owner? What does it mean for gaming |
| | | | laptops?Well, lets examine one sample |
| performance.Dual-core means exactly what you | | | | notebook to see what all this next |
| think it means, you have | | | | |
| | | | generation technology will do for laptops. |
| two processors or CPUs in your laptop | | | | Take for example, |
| instead of one. | | | | |
| | | | the Xtreme SL, a new gaming laptop designed |
| Theoretically this should mean twice the | | | | by Rockdirect. |
| performance level | | | | |
| | | | Rockdirect, formerly known as Rock |
| for all those multi-tasking chores we call | | | | computers, is a leading UK |
| upon our laptops | | | | |
| | | | laptop manufacturer who introduced some of |
| to do. However, you must have ways or | | | | the world's first |
| technology (the | | | | |
| | | | dual core laptops last summer |
| platform) to utilize and handle all this | | | | (2005).Rockdirect's latest gaming offering, |
| extra power. There | | | | the Xtreme SL has specs |
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| is some catching up to do but to keep things | | | | or features which are rather awe-inspiring, |
| simple, | | | | even for the non-gamer. |
| | | | |
| Hyper-Threading, PCI-Express and SLI are all | | | | It comes with an AMD Turion 64 ML-44 2.4GHz |
| ways of | | | | processor, sporting |
| | | | |
| harnessing or using this extra power.With | | | | 1MB L2 Cache and 2 Gigs of DDR 400MHz RAM. |
| the recent introduction of the new Centrino | | | | More importantly, it |
| Duo Mobile | | | | |
| | | | has twin NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 GTX 256MB |
| Technology, Intel has entered the multi-core | | | | graphics cards with |
| arena. All this | | | | |
| | | | PCI-Express and SLI (Scalable Link |
| extra dual power and Hyper-Threading will | | | | Interface).SLI lets you have two graphics |
| finally put some | | | | cards on your laptop, working in |
| | | | |
| punch into laptops and especially gaming | | | | tangent to increase or double your graphics |
| laptops. Now almost | | | | performance and |
| | | | |
| on par with desktop PCs, laptops and | | | | visual quality. Throw in a 19 inch WSXGA+ |
| notebooks can finally | | | | X-Glass TFT Screen |
| | | | |
| hold their heads high when it comes to | | | | and you have a perfect example of where |
| performance. This isn't | | | | gaming laptops are |
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| your last year's laptop!How quickly things | | | | headed with all this new technology.For |
| change, Intel expects the Core Duo chip | | | | those involved in gaming, this means the |
| | | | ultimate gaming |
| will be in 230 different laptop designs in | | | | |
| the first months | | | | experience can be best captured on a laptop |
| | | | with Dual-core |
| of 2006. Intel also claims this Duo chip | | | | |
| will deliver 68% | | | | processors and dual graphics cards using all |
| | | | the latest SLI or |
| more performance over the current Sonoma | | | | |
| processor (many | | | | Hyper-Threading technology. And it is just |
| | | | not for gamers. |
| manufacturers say this will be around 30%) | | | | |
| and reduce | | | | The new mobile multi-core chips are turning |
| | | | heads for ordinary |
| battery consumption by another 28% (Giving 5 | | | | |
| hours for | | | | laptop users who want the best performance |
| | | | possible in their |
| a standard battery and 10 hours for an | | | | |
| extended cell battery).Still, dual-core | | | | sleek shinny new laptops or |
| processors coupled with Hyper-Threading | | | | notebooks.Besides, why should gamers have all |
| | | | the fun, these new |
| technology, will and does greatly improve | | | | |
| the multi-tasking | | | | technologies will greatly benefit all laptop |
| | | | users. It |
| functions of your next laptop. The only | | | | |
| minor hurdle, many | | | | means a sleeker, faster, and more powerful |
| | | | laptop for |
| of today's current video games can't use all | | | | |
| these multi- | | | | everyone. It also means longer lasting |
| | | | battery life for |
| applications features. But as more games | | | | |
| come on stream | | | | your laptop, a much needed improvement. For |
| | | | the demanding |
| which can take full advantage of all this | | | | |
| new technology, | | | | laptop user working in multi-media |
| | | | authoring, multi-tasking |
| expect your gaming enjoyment to increase. As | | | | |
| with any new | | | | with video editing, spread sheets, large |
| | | | graphics... these |
| technology there will probably be a lag time | | | | |
| before all the | | | | dual core laptops offers a very capable |
| | | | alternative to the |
| multi-applications can be applied to the | | | | |
| majority of new | | | | bulky and oh-so stationary desktop PC.This |
| | | | new multi-core technology offers ultimate |
| games hitting the market.Some major laptop | | | | performance |
| makers now sporting the Intel Core Duo | | | | |
| | | | in a sleek, quiet package that buyers will |
| include Dell with its new "entertainment" | | | | find hard to resist. |
| Dell Inspiron e1705 | | | | |
| | | | It will draw even more potential customers |
| line of high end laptops. HP with its | | | | into the laptop market, |
| Pavilion dv1000 line of | | | | |
| | | | looking for the ultimate in style, |
| laptops, which comes with a remote and you | | | | portability, and performance. |
| can play CDs and | | | | |
| | | | Dual-core laptops may just deliver the |
| DVDs without booting up.Nor is Intel the | | | | goods.This surely is not your last year's |
| only player in town with a lot of chips on | | | | laptop.... |
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| the gaming table. Intel's main rival AMD has | | | | The author has an unhealthy interest in all |
| introduced | | | | things laptop! Including |
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| dual-core into its mobile Turion 64 X2 | | | | Dual Core laptops. He also owns a modest |
| processors. Also keep | | | | website on Marketing Tools |
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| in mind, in recent head-to-head CNET Labs | | | | for eMarketers. |
| testing, AMD's Athlon | | | | |