I am not really convinced if we need a "Dual Core" processor in a laptop. First, its going to increase the power usage. Then there is not going to be '"dual" chipsets - so the essential parts of the PC are still being shared by both the core. And if I remembered correctly, I read somewhere that the ...

I have been waiting for the last two years to update my six year old Thinkpad. I think this could be it - this platform refresh and the processor speed of 2+ GHz would be good enough for another 6 years.... Now only if IBM puts in lots of goodies: 1. 'Real' Windows Key (as an option) 2. FireWire por...

I hope they dont stick out in the new 15" T42 models? Do they?

Intel has denied the rumors that Sonoma has been delayed:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/mobile/dis ... 04320.html

I have a 380XD and the maximum memory I could put in is 96 MB (32MB inbuilt + 64 MB in the open DIMM slot).

It's basically EDO RAM and those are really expensive as they are hard to find. I bought mine (64 MB) from a fellow Thinkpads.com forum member - Frank Garcia.

I say its about time... The two areas in the notebook, where the advancements are slow and far between are batteries and harddrives. I have a 6-year old Thinkpad 380XD whose battery life is pretty much (1 hour) in the ballpark of the basic laptop of today.... I wonder how long before IBM picks up th...

I think we should make them all as FAQs and stick them in each of the respective forums....

like 600 Series FAQs and How-tos should go to the 600 series forum.

Yeah, XBitLabs is a pretty reliable source on Intel Processors.

If its consuimg less power than the Banias processors, then we can expect higher speed Dothans in even smaller cases - maybe T50p would be even slimmer than T41p

Thanks for that info.

Assuming the architectural tweaks give it about 1.5x more processing power per clock than the latest Pentium 4, this should be one hell of a processor (a 2.0 GHz Dothan dissipating 21 Watts while providing the performance of a 3 GHz Pentium 4 ought to shake things up). I din't see that 21 Watts ref...