Quad-Core for Laptop In This Year

Quad-core chips for laptops will be available in third quarter of this year, according to Intel. Intel quad-core chips will hit the scene after the launch of Centrino 2(Montevina) platform in the second quarter. The chips will be based on the Core 2 Duo microarchitecture and manufactured using 45nm technology. Some sites reported that the processors will be Core 2 Extreme QX9300.
Coming to the issue of laptop battery life, power consumption is still the concern because quad-core processors is more power hunger than dual-core processors.
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Intel Centrino 2(Montevina) Coming Soon

Intel Centrino, the same name has been used as branding for all previous mobile platforms(Carmel, Sonoma, Napa, and Santa Rosa), finally the confusion with same platform naming is coming to the end when Intel branding its 5th generation platform(Montevina) - Centrino 2. Centrino 2 will based on 45nm new Core 2 Duo(2nd-generation Penryn) processors, and include Intel Mobile 45 Express chipset(Cantiga), the new features of the platform are support for 1066MHz FSB, DDR3 memory, and WiMax. According to Intel's roadmap, Montevina will be available in second quarter of this year.
Looking for a new laptop? Have the patience to wait for this...