sn0wl Posted April 24, 2006 Report Share Posted April 24, 2006 It has been three months since Intel introduced its first mobile dual-core processor platform, code-named "Napa" now called "Centrino Duo." Those who thought that these new, fast and energy-efficient dual-core processors would knock the Pentium M off its pedestal overnight soon learned to curb their enthusiasm. The bad news was initially brought to the forefront in a lead story from Taiwanese news service Digitimes last March. Large laptop and notebook vendors such as Acer, Asus, Dell, and HP had reduced already-committed orders for Centrino Duo platform CPUs and chipsets by 30% to 50%. Among the reasons for this sudden move, Digitimes reported, was that these companies were sitting on large parts inventories owing to an unexpected drop in market demand in the first-quarter 2006. Read the rest of the review here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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