Sunday, October 5, 2008

Why Core2Duo?

1.Outstanding dual-core performance

With its two execution cores, the Intel Core Duo processor is optimized for multi-threaded applications and multitasking. You can simultaneously run multiple demanding applications such as graphics-intensive games or serious number-crunching programs - while downloading music or running virus-scanning security programs in the background.

2.Power efficiency:

Demand for greater power efficiency in computing is on the rise from desktop to laptop PCs. With an Intel Core Duo processor, you get a balance of great dual-core computing capabilities and power savings. Its enhanced voltage efficiency supports cooler and quieter system designs as compared to traditional desktop and laptop PCs. And thanks to the innovative energy efficient technologies built-in, the Intel® Core™ Duo processor is able to transfer power only to those areas of the processor that need it, thereby enabling laptops to save power and desktops to have thinner, sleeker designs.

3.A vibrant media experience:

The Intel Core Duo processor enables your Intel® Core™2 processor with Viiv™ technology and Intel® Centrino® processor technology multimedia experience to be all the more vibrant. Featuring Intel® Digital Media Boost, the Intel® Core™ Duo processor enables accelerating technologies for applications such as CAD tools, 3D and 2D modeling, video editing, digital music, digital photography and gaming. This is one of the key ingredients that help Intel® Core™2 processor with Viiv™ technology and Intel® Centrino® processor technology to give you a truly rich multimedia experience.

4.Smarter, more efficient design:

The Intel Core Duo processor features Intel® Smart Cache which helps deliver a smarter and more efficient cache and bus design to enable enhanced dual-core performance, and power savings.

Apple MacBooks Series

Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz

The apple macbook features the latest dual-core processor technology for lightning-fast processing, and a sleek ultra-widescreen 13.3" screen. The macbook features an integrated DVD/CD writer and a 250gb hard-drive. It ships with Apple OS X 10.5 pre-installed. A mere 1.08 inches thin and weighing only 2.3Kg, the MacBook cuts a slim profile on any desk (or in any backpack or briefcase). And since MacBook is sure to become your constant companion, a durable polycarbonate shell keeps it ready for the rough and tumble of everyday life. With two-finger scrolling, the trackpad becomes a fast track to wherever you want to go. And if you come from a right-click world, it’s easy to make the MacBook fit in your comfort zone. There are shortcuts for right-click functionality, forward delete, and more. Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz ( Dual-Core ) RAM - 2 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM - 667 MHz - PC2-5300 ( 2 x 1 GB ) Hard Drive - 250 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm Operating System - Apple MacOS X 10.5 Screen - 13.3" TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) Optical Drive - DVD±RW (±R DL) - integrated Graphics - Intel GMA X3100 Bluetooth - Yes Notebook Camera - Integrated Warranty - 1 year warranty

Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz

Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz Discover the latest generation Macbook pro machines, with up to a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, next-generation 802.11n wireless technology and brilliantly clear displays available in 15- and 17-inch models. The MacBook Pro models are among the thinnest, lightest notebooks in their display class, weighing in at just 3.1kg for the 17" model. Brimming with features such as the built-in iSight camera for instant video conferencing on the move and the Front Row function with an Easy to use Apple remote control, the Macbook Pro will never fail to entertain. Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo 2.5 GHz ( Dual-Core ) RAM - 2 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM - 667 MHz - PC2-5300 ( 2 x 1 GB ) Hard Drive - 250 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm Operating System - Apple MacOS X 10.5 Screen - 15.4" TFT 1440 x 900 ( WXGA+ ) Optical Drive - DVD±RW (±R DL) - integrated Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT - 512 MB Bluetooth - Yes Notebook Camera - Integrated Warranty - 1 year warranty


Apple MacBook Air Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz

MacBook Air is ultrathin, ultraportable, and ultra unlike anything else. It's the result countless innovations, breakthrough design, and rethinking existing conventions. With MacBook Air, mobile computing suddenly has a new standard. Nearly as thin as your index finger, practically every detail that could be streamlined has been. Despite this it still has a 13.3-inch widescreen LED display, full-size keyboard, and large multi-touch trackpad. It's highly portable without the usual screen and keyboard compromises. The incredible thinness of MacBook Air is the result of numerous size and weight-reducing innovations. From a slimmer hard drive to strategically hidden I/O ports and a lower-profile battery, everything has been considered and reconsidered with size in mind. MacBook Air performance is as impressive as its looks, thanks to its custom built Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Specially designed to fit within the compact dimensions of MacBook Air. Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo 1.6 GHz ( Dual-Core ) RAM - 2 GB (installed) / 2 GB (max) - DDR II SDRAM - 667 MHz ( provided memory is soldered ) Hard Drive - 80 GB - 4200 rpm Operating System - Apple MacOS X 10.5 Screen - 13.3" TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) Graphics - Intel GMA X3100 Bluetooth - Yes Notebook Camera - Integrated Warranty - 1 year warranty.

Why Atom?

The processor family is based on the revolutionary Intel Core microarchitecture, designed to provide powerful yet energy-efficient performance. With the power of dual cores, or computing engines, the processors can manage numerous tasks faster. They also can operate more smoothly when multiple applications are running, such as writing e-mails while downloading music or videos and conducting a virus scan. These dual-core chips also improve tasks, such as viewing and playing high-definition video, protecting the PC and its assets during e-commerce transactions, and enabling improved battery life for sleeker, lighter notebooks.

Consumers and businesses will have the option to purchase Intel Core 2 Duo processors as part of Intel's premier market-focused platforms, which are made up of Intel hardware and software technologies tailored to specific computing needs, including Intel vPro technology for businesses, Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology for laptops, and Intel Viiv technology for the home.

Many of the products will also offer a selection of Intel-designed and integrated technologies such as Intel Virtualization Technology and Intel Active Management Technology that make the PC more secure and manageable. Also, support for 64-bit computing now expands to notebook PCs. The new processors can be paired with the Intel 975X, 965, and Mobile Intel 945 Express chipset family. The Intel 965 Express chipset includes the latest integrated graphics and Intel Clear Video Technology. All these chipsets are Microsoft Windows Vista Premium Ready.

Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core processor

When more is better-with four processing cores the Intel Core 2 Extreme processor delivers unrivaled¹ performance for the latest, greatest generation of multi-threaded games and multimedia apps.
Now with a new version based on Intel's cutting edge 45nm technology utilizing hafnium-infused circuitry to deliver even greater performance and power efficiency. The Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9770 running at 3.2 GHz delivers the best possible experience for today's most demanding users.
* 12 MB of total L2 cache * 1600 MHz front side bus
Intel® Core™2 Extreme mobile processorExperience the world's highest performing mobile processor². Bar none. Now you have the performance to play the latest multi-threaded games anywhere, with the Intel® Core™2 Extreme dual-core mobile processor X9000.
* 6 MB of shared L2 cache * 800 MHz front side bus
Now every new Mac ships with an Intel processor. Experience delightful responsiveness from the smallest Mac mini to the most beefed-up Mac Pro. Use one of more than 7,000 universal applications that take full advantage of the Intel chip. Run programs from your PowerPC-based Mac in translation. Powered by Intel chips, your new Mac will do all those things that only Macs can do — and do so at an astonishing level of performance.IntelThe new Mac core
Every Mac uses a chip based on Intel Core technology, the next generation in processor design from the world’s leading chip maker. The result of massive R&D effort involving thousands of engineers. An entire collection of revolutions shrunk into an unimaginably small space, consuming less energy, too. Two cores work together to share resources, and are designed to conserve power when their functions aren’t required. Whether in an ultra-sleek MacBook, or workstation class Mac Pro, Intel Core technology lets you get more power with less power.Mac Pro and Final Cut StudioFour on the floor
And that means pure creative exhilaration with four 64-bit cores inside the new Mac Pro. The Core-based Intel Xeon is so power efficient, that Apple engineers were able to remove the liquid cooling system from the previous Power-PC based model. Which means you can load up the Mac Pro with more cards, more hard drives, more memory. So you can do more with Final Cut Studio, Aperture, Logic Pro, and the growing number of universal applications for creative professionals.Intel Core DuoDual-roar
The Intel Core 2 Duo is actually two processors (cores) engineered onto a single chip — offering virtually twice the computational power of a traditional single processor in the same space. With two cores tightly integrated, increased L2 cache, and a host of engineering breakthroughs, the Intel Core 2 Duo delivers higher performance for all the things you do — from enhancing the family photos to rendering special effects for a feature film.