Are they bringing back "Pentium"?

[HexiumVII]

I noticed some new laptops today have dual core "Pentium" i assume they are meroms. When did this happen?

EDIT

Oh i just found that they have a Pentium E2000 for the mobile Allendales. Interesting, and thanks for confusing everyone again intel.

 

[jpeyton]

The Pentium name is coming back; basically a Core 2 with half the L2 cache and minus some features (VT).

 

[amenx]

Hmm, I wonder why they'd do that.. the Pentium name isnt exactly a good selling point as part of a new PC or laptop.

 

[hardwareking]

pentium isn't technically a good name.But facts are that its one of the worlds best selling names
U"ll find pentium processors in most company offices etc....

 

[jpeyton]

More people know what Pentiums are than what Core 2s are. The 'average' computer user couldn't tell you the difference, and would probably prefer the former based on name alone.