This upcoming Intel processor won’t be out for another few months but HKEPC got a hold of one and benchmarked it.
The Wolfdale chip itself features a 2.33GHz clock speed with 6MB L2 cache and a 1333MHz FSB. Specs sound pretty amazing and the performance isn’t exactly a revolution in most tests however isn’t any slouch.
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2.33GHz Intel Wolfdale Gets Benchmarked
Core 2 Duo, Intel, Processors 1 Comment »Apple Updates MacBook [Update]
Apple, Core 2 Duo, Hard Drives, MacBook No Comments »The Store is still down but the apple.com homepage has changed.
Nothing very interesting here at all.
They upped the amount of memory in the standard configuration from 512MB to 1GB and in the low end configuration went from a 60GB HDD to a 80GB HDD.
They also removed the 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo option on the low [...]
New Quad-Core Core 2 Extreme Chip Surfaces
Core 2 Duo, Intel, Processors No Comments »The Inquirer has an article telling about an interesting upcoming processor from Intel. It will be similar to the current high end desktop chip except it will run at 2.93GHz.
The processor is said to be showing up in the 3rd quarter of this year and will be $999.
[via Inquirer]
What’s with the Core _ Duo in the Mac Mini
Apple, Computers, Core 2 Duo, Leopard, Mac Mini No Comments »Why hasn’t Apple updated the Mac Mini yet to Core 2 Duo. They were able to do it in all of the other computers. I’m wondering why because I’ve been eying it as a better alternative to the AppleTV. For an extra $300 I can have a fully functional computer with a heck of a [...]
Apple Releases 802.11n Enabler
802.11n, Apple, Core 2 Duo No Comments »If you have a Core 2 Duo mac and don’t plan on buying the Airport Extreme and you want the 802.11n capability you can now purchase it in the store for $1.99 however it’s a little tough to get to but I decided to make it a little easier for you by letting you click [...]