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December 29th, 2008 at 10:08 pm

Intel Launches Fresh Mobile Quad-Core Chip

acer_aspire Intel Launches Fresh Mobile Quad-Core Chip

Intel over the weekend introduced a new mobile quad-core chip, which Acer started offering Monday in its latest Aspire laptop for multimedia and gaming enthusiasts. The Acer Aspire 8930G-7665 laptop is powered by Intel’s new Core 2 Quad Q9000. On Sunday, Intel released an updated price list that lists the 2.0 GHz Q9000 for $348 in batches of 1,000. Pricing for Intel’s other mobile quad cores start at $851, with the highest price product, the QX9300, listing for $1,038. Intel also listed four new dual-core processors for laptops, the 2.93 GHz T9800, $530; the 2.66 GHz P9600, $348; the 2.66 GHz T9550, $316; and the 2.53 GHz P8700, $241. The latest Acer Aspire sports an 18-inch display and includes 4 GB of memory, an Nvidia GeForce 9700M GT graphics card with 512 MB of video memory, and a 500 GB 7200 RPM hard disk drive. The system also includes a Blu-ray disc player, built-in Wi-Fi support, a webcam and Windows Vista Premium. The manufacturer suggested retail price is $1,800.

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    What’s notable about the Q9000 is its price: $348 in 1,000-unit lots. That’s a very good price for the performance it will deliver! Regards…

    Noticias de Tecnologia on December 30th, 2008

 

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