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PCJ
01-06-2006, 06:51 AM
Here is the initial Review by Anand. Seems the reduction in battery life that happened over the last few generations of the Centrino label are finally over...

http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=2663&p=1
Johnmcl7
01-06-2006, 01:52 PM
Dell have released their 9400 already with the Yonah, trying very hard to hold myself back...

edit: Only has a vanilla 7800, damn.

John
kpxgq
01-06-2006, 06:24 PM
ahh i need this in a nice 15.4" shell and a mobile 6800/x800


this is so sexy
http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/intel%20core%20duo%20launch_01050660128/10479.png
PCJ
01-06-2006, 08:03 PM
It makes no sense whatsoever either... Why the hell do 2 cores suddenly give better battery life?
Hammerstein
01-06-2006, 11:56 PM
*drool*

Pass me a T60, too!
Chuck232
01-07-2006, 11:40 AM
ahh i need this in a nice 15.4" shell and a mobile 6800/x800


this is so sexy
...

Well, you may have it soon. There's an Acer TM8200 out now with video performance around the level of a Go 6800 (non ultra)

http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?head=36&page=5319

And I'm sure you'll see plenty of 15.4" with Go 7600/X1600s.
kpxgq
01-07-2006, 11:46 AM
Well, you may have it soon. There's an Acer TM8200 out now with video performance around the level of a Go 6800 (non ultra)

http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?head=36&page=5319

And I'm sure you'll see plenty of 15.4" with Go 7600/X1600s.


wow, if that thing can get at least 4 hrs battery life, i think ive found my next lappie
Chuck232
01-07-2006, 11:59 AM
Take a look here:

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2697

Specs say 6 hours of battery life, but manufacturers all like to exaggerate a bit, but I wouldn't doubt at least 4 hours.
Johnmcl7
01-07-2006, 04:51 PM
It makes no sense whatsoever either... Why the hell do 2 cores suddenly give better battery life?

Because it's not 'sudden' - Intel have been working on Yonah for a while now, with the primary focus still being power consumption.

John
Chuck232
01-07-2006, 08:33 PM
kpxgq, there's a review over at PC Magazine showing battery life measured by MobileMark as 3:47. Pretty close to 4 hours and I'm not sure under what sort of stress that is (don't know how MobileMark measures battery life).

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1907155,00.asp
kent1146
01-08-2006, 12:46 PM
Once the new Sony S-series comes out, I'll be on it like white on rice.
BremenCulhaven
01-10-2006, 09:59 PM
It makes no sense whatsoever either... Why the hell do 2 cores suddenly give better battery life?

I believe it's 65 fab vs 90 fab...hence less power consumption.