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Intel has decided to abandon it's longterm brand, the Pentium, one of the most well known names in the world, so we will stop seeing this little sticker wich was burned into our brains durring time. Well... on the new PCs atleast.
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The new brand to replace the Pentiums bares the name "Core 2 Duo". The new processors will be based on the "Conroe" core for desktops and "Merom" for portables.



No official details heve been released yet, but the rumores say that the portables (the Merom core) will be operating at 1.83 - 2.33 GHz nad have their part number start with T (Txxxx) where the T stands for power consumption of 25-49 Watts. The Conroe core for desktops should be working at 1,6 - 2,66 GHz with their part numbers as Exxxx, where E stands for over 50Watts.
The Extreme Edition is also expected with speed of 3,33GHz and a 1333MHz FSB

The announced launch of the new Core 2 Duo-s is Q3-Q4 this year, but since Intel is known, as much as Microsoft, for its delays, we shouldnt expect them before winter.