Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 Officially Announced

Intel officially announced today the Core 2 Extreme X7900 laptop processor at the 2007 Games Convention in Germany.
Designed for use in “Santa Rosa” platform-based gaming/high-performance notebooks, Intel’s Core 2 Extreme X7900 has two processing cores clocked at 2.8GHz. As same as the earlier introduced Core 2 Extreme X7800 at 2.6GHz, the X7900 mobile CPU features 800MHz front-side bus and 4MB of L2 cache. It is also overclockable.
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HP Pavilion dv6500z, dv9500z Available

Hewlett-Packard updated today its HP Pavilion notebook lineup with the dv6500z and dv9500z models, both powered by AMD’s processors and NVIDIA’s nForce 630M chipset.
The 15.4-inch HP Pavilion dv6500z and the 17-inch dv9500z feature AMD Turion 64 X2 dual core processor options. The dv6500z is offered with Turion 64 X2 CPUs clocked at up to 2.2GHz, while the dv9500z additionally provides a choice of the latest Turion 64 X2 TL-66 processor at 2.3GHz. By default, these laptops ship with the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M graphics integrated into the nForce 630M chipset, while for more demanding users there is the NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS dedicated video option.
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Compaq Presario V6500Z - a New Affordable Laptop

Hewlett-Packard has expanded its 15.4-inch notebook lineup with the affordable Compaq Presario V6500Z, featuring AMD processor and NVIDIA nForce 630M chipset.
The Presario V6500Z is offered with a choice of the AMD Sempron Mobile or the Athlon 64 X2 dual core CPU. The laptop’s chipset incorporates the NVIDIA GeForce Go 7150M integrated graphics, which manages the 15.4″ widescreen 1280-by-800 pixels display. There is no dedicated graphics module option. The HP Compaq Presario V6500Z comes with 512MB DDR2, 1GB or 2GB of system memory, and with a 80GB, 120GB or 160GB 5400rpm SATA hard drive, depending on the customer’s choice. There are also DVD burner and Combo drive options.
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Intel roadmaps 3.2GHz desktop 'Nehalem' CPUs

Intel roadmaps 3.2GHz desktop 'Nehalem' CPUs [Intel] [motherboard] [bus] [processors] [CPU] Intel will introduce a trio of desktop processors based on its next-gen 'Nehalem' architecture in Q4, the latest whispers from Asian motherboard-maker moles allege. ... Nehlam at Intel Developer Forum...Relevance: 51

Toshiba Offers Laptop with 128GB Solid State Drive

Toshiba Offers Laptop with 128GB Solid State Drive [motherboard] [processor] [Intel] [control] [Portege] Toshiba said this kind of mounting means it can produce a motherboard that is one-third the size of a normal 15.4-inch notebook ... Our managed hosting solutions allow you to retain full control of your OS and application infrastructures....Relevance: 43

Intel Mobile Pentium III-M 1200 - RH80530GZ009512 / RH80530GZ00951E (BXM80530B120GD)

Intel Mobile Pentium III-M microprocessors were based on the last Pentium III core - Tualatin. These mobile processors featured a few performance enhancements such as larger size of L2 cache, data Prefetch Logic (DPL) feature and increased Front-Side Bus frequency. The mobile microprocessors had lower core voltage and power consumption than Mobile Pentium III CPUs based on Coppermine core. The mobile CPUs also had additional Deeper Sleep power-saving mode. Some OEM and all boxed Pentium III-M processors were packaged in 478-pin micro FC-PGA package. All other OEM mobile processors, including all low-voltage and ultra low voltage processors, were packaged in 479-ball micro FC-BGA package.

Intel Mobile Pentium III 1000 - KP80526GY001256 (BXM80526B001256)

Mobile Pentium III microprocessors in Ball Grid Array and micro Pin Grid Array packages included many features present on desktop Coppermine Pentium III CPUs. All mobile processors had 100 MHz Front Side Bus, 32 KB level 1 cache, 256 KB level 2 cache integrated with the core, and MMX and SSE instruction sets. The mobile microprocessors had slightly lower core voltage than desktop processors, and included additional power saving modes such as Quick Start and Deep Sleep. Majority of mobile CPUs also included SpeedStep mode. Mobile Pentium 3 processors were produced at speeds ranging from 400 MHz to 1 GHz.