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    Quad-Core Procs?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by cronos, Jan 26, 2007.

  1. cronos

    cronos Newbie

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    I know quad-core procs have been out for a while for desktops.My questions are,Does anyone know when they might be avaliable for notebooks?And what companies might have them?And what models/chipsets that could be upgraded for them? :confused:
     
    cronos, Jan 26, 2007
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  2. RedSensiStar

    RedSensiStar Notebook Deity

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    They are very expensive for desktops right now.

    I bet it will be some time before we see them in notebooks.
     
    RedSensiStar, Jan 26, 2007
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  3. ajfink

    ajfink Notebook Deity

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    Not for a while in notebooks. Dual-core processors at 65nm (and later this year 45nm from Intel) with the increasing power of new architectures and technologies render the massive power requirements of quad-cores silly in notebooks when dual-core can do nearly as much in less threaded environments (read: not much software to take advantage of quad-cores, they take too much power for notebooks, current notebook processors are essentially as powerful as their desktop counterparts anyway).
     
    ajfink, Jan 26, 2007
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  4. rockharder

    rockharder Notebook Evangelist

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    Bill Gate once said, 640K RAM is way enough for a PC. Now what? He blow it.

    Who knows what tomorrow will use? People just want to buy more cores and think about usage later on.
     
    rockharder, Jan 27, 2007
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  5. JM

    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    The Intel processor codenamed Gilo (should be out Q4 2007) is a mobile multi-core processor that could be a quad core, but there is still no information that proves that it actually is.

    Just speculation.
     
    JM, Jan 27, 2007
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