Intel's CULV platform guns for AMD's Neo: Danger Will Robinson, Danger!
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Jan 19th 2009 9:01AM
posted Jan 19th 2009 9:01AM
Poor, poor AMD. Just when it found a niche above Atom and below the Core 2 Duo with its Athlon Neo, back comes Intel with its new "Consumer Ultra-Low Voltage" platform -- something we started to hear about a few weeks ago. This from DigiTimes' "sources at notebook makers." New CULV-based ultra-portables from the "top-three notebook vendors" (that'd be HP, Dell, and Acer by most accounts) should be hitting shelves in the second quarter of 2009 carrying prices between $699 and $899. DigiTimes claims that the new platform will allow Intel to divide the laptop market up into four segments for 2009: 1) Traditional 12.1-inch laptops and above, 2) Atom or Pineview-based netbooks, 3) Menlow-based MIDs, 4) Ultra-portables with displays between 11.x and 13.3-inches. It's also interesting to hear that the rumored 13.3-inch HP Mini-note coming in June will carry the CULV instead of the Atom Zxx on "Intel's insistence." Well, well, being pushy again are we Intel?
This is all good and great, but what are the sorts of GPU options we can expect to see with these $700 to $900 ulnetrabookables?
The HD3410 in the Neo swangling HP dv2 is what makes it such a compelling product. I just want to play Left4Dead on the go, Intel :'[
MHD4500 since they don't have any other kind of recent IGP beside the x3100....
We really need a strong 2nd (if not 3rd) CPU supplier to keep Intel innovating. If for that reason alone, people should be rooting for AMD to come out with something killer...and soon.
AMD rarely comes out with killer CPUs - in sense of features.
I have seen many comparisons between AMD and Intel and though official price was often matching, when looking into actual pricelists of system builders it is very hard to not notice that AMD platform has generally lower price.
At least where I live (this is Germany) when you try to buy cheapest box from shop (with some warranty/support/etc), you would be offered AMD based system. Intel's offering though officially rated to the same price point, yet AMD always manages to lower its prices.
It is sometimes very confusing. Last time I was building system (3 years ago), new AMD CPUs were released with official prices in $400-600 range. Yet, next day I was able to buy the $400 CPU for $320. Only God know how AMD makes up its prices...
I expect pretty much the same in low-end netbook market: AMD would officially price its CPUs according to Intel price list, yet volume/street price would be much lower.
Screw Intel.
I'm hoping AMD can beat the crap out of Intel in this new segment. If AMD gets bullied out of the market, it'll be higher CPU prices for all of us.
Agreed...as much as I like Intel...I hope that AMD doesnt get pushed out of the market...competition is what drives the prices down.
Ohhhh how incorrect you are my dear boy. It was the man who was inside that collection of cantankerous rusted bolts.
Aw crap, I suck.
What's with all the Lost in Space? A weird bit of deja-vu though. For some odd reason I started watching Lost in Space on Hulu this weekend. Watched the first episode. No Dr. Smith, and I'll be damned.. the Bloop was in the very first episode. Bloop is a chimp with Spock ears.
The man who played Dr Smith died.
Anyone else uncomfortable with Dr. Smith being that close to the boy? DANGER! DANGER!
The guy that played the ROBOT died, but it wasnt the guy that did the robots voice.. that was another dude, playing the dude that was a robot dude...
You do know that Bob May died don't you?
OMG! I'm tired of delays. First I wanted to purchase HP mini 1000 in 2008, but it had only 3-cell battery. Then I was waiting for January just to hear that the brand new HP 2140 will be available in February. Now right before final decisions to buy HP 2140 with 6-cell battery and perfect screen I hear about new processors and bigger screen in June.
I gonna go crazy of anticipation.
Intel shouldn't "insist" anything. They sell things, and customers buy them. Intel may try to give HP a decent pricing on CULV chips, but any more than that, and they're just abusing their power.
what the hell is that dude doing to that poor little kid?
Jeez...I'm with other people--if the new notebooks can't play video without problems, then they're crap, pure and simple.
I long to go back to the days before there were four different types of processors for laptops from just one company. I'm tired of trying to wade through the crap and underpowered to find something worthy.
Nah thanks Intel i'll stick with the Neo platform :)
Can't wait to see a DV2 in person :D
yeah, bob may is dead
http://www.tmz.com/2009/01/18/lost-in-space-actor-is-dead/
I can't wait for the 17" HP Mini-note to come out.
Wow, people are starting to get the ACTOR right at least, but he was the one who played the ROBOT. Yeesh XD Weird that you guys should mention it though.
Lost in Space day in Engadget today?
I know, right? This is the third post with the Lost in Space theme.
Still more interested in the Neo than the CULV. The M780 (and its desktop equivalent 780G) is such an amazing chipset, its incredibly efficient and feature filled. Also, the 3450 series GPU will destroy anything Intel releases with this CULV.
DONT YOU SEE IT!!!!
Its mentioning that the top three notebook vendors are building such systems!
Aplle is among them!!!! look at their sales figures!!!
APPLE WILL BE BUILDING A CULV CHEAP ULTRAPORTABLE1!!!111eleven!!!11!!1
FREAKIN UNICORNS AND RAINBOWS EVERYWHERE!!!!
Get clac, or whaatever his iteration is at the moment here imideately to ejaculate on that thought.
Are these CULV processors faster than Atoms?
I can't find specs on them...