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    Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme In Notebooks!?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by CrackerJack, Sep 23, 2006.

  1. CrackerJack

    CrackerJack Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    I heard a rumer from Miami that Alienware is already finalizing the first C2D Extreme in a notebook. How is this possible?
     
    CrackerJack, Sep 23, 2006
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    anything is possible...but i doubt it they could do it because the heat would be too much
     
    foosa123, Sep 23, 2006
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  3. CrackerJack

    CrackerJack Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Actually the X6800 extreme's thermal design power is 75 watts. AMD 64 FX is 125 watts. I don't think there is a thermal issue here. Maybe i'm wrong.
     
    CrackerJack, Sep 23, 2006
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    If manufacturers could cram a Pentium 4 in a notebook, then anything is possible (erm . . okay maybe not Pentium D - actually, I think it was in one notebook but I've never seen it tested/produced).

    The possibility of seeing a desktop Core 2 Duo (E6300, E6400 . . ) in a laptop is still something that could happen, it was rumored some time ago. Supposedly it was cheaper or something, don't know how that applies now that the Merom is out. I can't seem to find the article link.

    If the laptop supports the regular desktop Core 2 Duo, it should (or could) be able to support the Core 2 Extreme, but it raises the question . . . where's the demand? Obviously a Conroe-based laptop would be very specialized, not a big market at all. People who need a Core 2 Extreme are most likely going to get a desktop anyway, not a laptop.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Sep 24, 2006
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  5. CrackerJack

    CrackerJack Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Good point! I also have not found an article link. I think MaximumPC Magazine did a piece on C2D Extreme Vs. AMD Athlon 64FX, it might have mentioned it there. I'm trying to find my source. I guess if you are looking for performance per clock rather than insanely high clock speeds than this would apply, other than that, i'm with you Chaz.
     
    CrackerJack, Sep 24, 2006
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    If Alienware and other boutique makers can put a Athlon 64 x2 or FX into their notebooks, I wouldn't be surprised to the X6800 Extreme Edition soon in one of their configurations.
     
    KrispyKreme50, Sep 24, 2006
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