Intel rolls out 2.33GHz Core Duo chip
Intel Corp this week quietly began shipping a new version of its Core Duo microprocessor that runs at a speed of 2.33GHz, according to Daily Tech.
Designed specifically for high end notebooks and desktop replacement devices, the processor bears the official name of "Core Duo T2700" and will sell for $637 in quantities of 1,000. The previous high-end model, the 2.16GHz Core Duo T2600, was recently reduced to $423 in lots of 1,000.
According to Daily Tech, the new 2.33GHz chip is already shipping at some retail outlets and should start showing up in high-end notebooks very soon.
Apple's 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pro notebooks currently sport a top speed of 2.16GHz, via the Core Duo T2600.
Also this week, Intel began discrete shipments of its Core Duo U2500 ultra-low voltage (ULV) CPU. The 1.2GHz Yonah chip is the only low voltage dual-core chip currently offered by the company, sporting a thermal design point (TDP) of 9W.
During normal operation, the $289 chip is said to consume less than 1W.
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Double that price and you'll be a lot closer.
Intel part number BX80539T2700
Apple won't touch this. Merom's top speed is also 2.33 GHz. Apple wants to have a slight MHz boost to go with the Yonah -> Merom transition. Having computers listed as "updated" and "way faster" will not look so hot if the MHz is the same. People are still under the myth, and Apple has to deal with that.
Apple *has* to touch this. They need to realize that the x86 market is so much faster and when upgrades come, they need to be implemented asap.
Apple won't touch this. Merom's top speed is also 2.33 GHz. Apple wants to have a slight MHz boost to go with the Yonah -> Merom transition. Having computers listed as "updated" and "way faster" will not look so hot if the MHz is the same. People are still under the myth, and Apple has to deal with that.
No.
"T2600, was recently reduced to $423"
From what?
Did cost as much as the T2700 now costs, by any luck?