Intel’s Santa Rosa-supporting CPUs to be available in May
Intel is preparing to release new Core 2 Duo mobile CPUs with 800MHz front-side bus (FSB) speeds optimized for its upcoming Santa Rosa platform in May, according to sources at Taiwan notebook makers. The new processors will include the T7770, T7500, T7300 and T7100, and are expected have prices varying between US$209 and US$530.
Santa Rosa is the codename for Intel’s fourth-generation Centrino platform for notebook PCs. Santa Rosa is believed to include new mobile versions of Intel’s 965 Express and ICH8 chipset family with support for increased 800MHz FSB speeds and Intel’s updated integrated graphics engine, the GMA X3000, the recently announced draft-n based 4965AGN wireless card, and flash RAM based caching technology (codenamed Robson). Santa Rosa is expected to be launched under the platform brands, Centrino Pro and Centrino Duo.
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