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What a convenient coincidence..."Conroe" and WWDC

Just wanted to point something out, folks: Today, Intel took the wraps off several new "Core"-based processors, including Merom (mobile), Conroe (desktop), and Woodcrest (server).

Conroe, which is said "to offer 40% more performance at 40% less power than the Pentium D 950," is expected in the second-half of 2006. And, conveniently, Apple today announced that WWDC 2006 will take place in August...making it a perfect launching ground for a Conroe-based PowerMac (Mac Pro?).

My, my. How things just sort of fall in place.

(More new-processor details at MacRumors.)

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Just wanted to point something out, folks: Today, Intel took the wraps off several new "Core"-based processors, including Merom...
 

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J Carvalhinho

Thans not the only thing...

Yesterday was shown the UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC) that will power the Mircrosoft Origami Project to be shown tomorrow on the CEBIT Show, and that positively will power the 10'' screen IPOD that Steve told us about in macworld... and will be shown 1st of April.

This means that from now on we will be able to adjust and know apple new lauches with more certainty... as INTEL publicly discloses it's chip lines some months ahead!

March 08 2006 at 6:02 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ultim8fury

Nah it's more likely to be a MacDesk Pro. Still the benchmarks for the conroe chips look awesome. http://anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2713

Sure the lack of pro apps/CS2 is going to be an issue for a while but there are still people hanging out for the Intel boxen and with this much power behind them they are going to be beasts.

March 08 2006 at 3:31 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iBob

I like the even more ridiculous name of 'DeskMac Pro'

Ive been throwing around as my "next upgrade" to many blank faces ^_^

March 07 2006 at 10:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sharvil Shah

Things are made to fall in place!!

March 07 2006 at 10:13 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
DSJ Promotionals

Won't mean squat until universal binaries of Adobe Creative Suite and Quark come out (at the very least)

March 07 2006 at 8:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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