So those pokey UMPCs and super-duper ultraportables that we love to hate are about to get a little more peppy, thanks to a pair of ultra low voltage processors from Intel that just happen to sport that AMD-killin'
Merom core. Without much fanfare (or any at all, really -- where's the
OCC ULV chopper?), Santa Clara introduced the 1.06GHz U7500 and 1.2GHz U7600 CPUs today, the latest chips to join the powerful Core 2 Duo family. Headed straight for the smallest of the small PCs, the new models are compatible with both the Napa and upcoming
Santa Rosa platforms, with a minor pinout change necessary to accommodate the latter when it's released. Pricing details were not immediately available when we wrote this, but you can probably expect these two low-enders to be some of the cheapest Merom parts yet.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Blake Kachman @ Apr 5th 2007 5:02PM
Suck it AMD... Suck it...
Luke @ Apr 5th 2007 5:15PM
I was under the impression that Turion > Merom for performance per watt.
James @ Apr 5th 2007 5:29PM
I wonder how much watts Core 2 ULV save over Core Duo ULV
Paul @ Apr 5th 2007 5:42PM
actually, the ULV processors are generally not cheap. While not as expensive as the highest clock ones, they definitely cost more than the bottom-runners of the normal voltage variety. However, since they are usually not available through retail anyway, the point is moot.
duke @ Apr 5th 2007 6:19PM
Question: won't it be close in terms of wattage consumption if we use cpu clock to lower the voltage per assigned FID ?
Naveed @ Apr 5th 2007 6:36PM
just waiting for santa rosa now and it will be time for a new laptop
md @ Apr 5th 2007 10:24PM
Will an individual be able to purchase just one of these processors? It seems like when I was looking for a ULV processor for a mini-ITX board I wanted to build the only thing the public could buy was LV processors. No? Is this only for manufacturers?
Samuel McConnell @ Apr 5th 2007 10:35PM
I want me a carputer faster than a VIA C3!
Ethyriel @ Apr 5th 2007 11:36PM
ULV processors are typically soldered.
Goobimama @ Apr 6th 2007 1:08AM
Seriously, AMD can suck it now. Suck it long and suck it hard...
harpreet @ Apr 6th 2007 2:34AM
"The greatest trick that the devil ever pulled was to convince the world he doesn't exist"......i guess AMD is planning the same thing
rektide @ Apr 6th 2007 4:41AM
thank god. i can finally look forwards to a ultraportable with virtualization on it.
Jake @ Apr 6th 2007 6:25AM
I've had my Acer Travelmate C111TCi TabletPC with 1.0GHz ULV Pentium M for over 3 and a half years now. Awesome machine, almost silent and draws only 15W of power during normal usage (11W without the screen turned on). I'm typing away on it now in fact. Needed to upgrade the RAM to 1.5GB but apart from that its been superb.
Can't wait until I can get a similar but updated machine with a 1.2GHz U7600 and hopefully a 64+GB SSD HDD, 2GB RAM, built in webcam, brighter screen, 8+hour battery life, still silent and drawing just 10Watts of power... will finally be worth the upgrade! Hopefully only about 6 months left to wait for that [droool...]
crzyjamaican46 @ Apr 6th 2007 3:07PM
I'm with Jake but they should also make it an ultraportable tablet w/ oled screen and led backlit keyboard. w/ screen on 10 watts and 7 or less w/ screen off. built in ptical drive would be nice but is not necessary. Make it under 3.5 lbs w/ 8-10 hour batt life and i just muight nutt myself. The technology is here. They can build Peolple like my self would buy it and pay a premiunm for it. Are you listening lenova, samsung, sony , apple , hp, dell? Good! now get to work!