Article: Finding Energy Efficient Laptops (PC Magazine)

An article by Melissa J. Perenson was posted yesterday on PC Magazine, How to Find the Most Energy-Efficient Laptop Available. It talks about the new Energy Star 4.0 qualification process, the fact at launch, there were 122 desktops and laptops on the list (including same … Read more

Article: Laptops Reach the Holy Grail

Tim Bajarin has written an interesting article for PC Magazine, Laptops Reach the Holy Grail, talking about ultraportable laptops hitting the “sweet” spot of computing, weighing around or under 3 pounds and having a “two-spindle system” containing both a hard drive and an optical drive. … Read more

Intel’s Centrino Pro/Centrino Duo Platform (Santa Rosa)

Intel’s “Centrino Pro” or “Centrino Duo” (aka Santa Rosa) is the fourth-generation Centrino-based platform (released: May 9, 2007) Highlights: – Second generation of Intel Core 2 Duo mobile CPUs (Socket P) – 800MT/s Front Side Bus – Intel Mobile 965 (GM/PM965) Express Chipset (“Crestline”) with … Read more

Dual-Core Ultraportable Laptops

Note: As of March, 2008, this list is incomplete and will not be updated. This is due to the fact that many laptops sold these days are dual-core. Intel Core 2 Duo – Santa Rosa