Intel brings forward launch of its low-cost PC platforms

[NoobyDoo]

Intel brings forward launch of its low-cost PC platforms

Intel has decided to accelerate the launch of its Basic Platform for low-cost PCs from the originally planned third quarter this year to May ... Shelton'08 for desktops will offer two 45nm Diamondville processor options; the 230, a single-core CPU running at 1.6GHz, 533MHz FSB and 512KB cache, and a dual-core CPU whose specification is not yet available ... Shelton'08 for notebooks will include a single-core Diamondville-based CPU, the N270, that is able to execute two threads per cycle, the sources revealed. Other key components of Shelton'08 are the 945GSE northbridge and ICH7-M southbridge.

Diamondville can be passively cooled

4 to 8W CPU, dual or single core
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Intel?s second generation low-cost platform codenamed Diamondville can be passively cooled ...

 

[mooseracing]

Those would be nice in mini itx form factor if they really end up only draing 4-8 watts

 

[DSF]

How much would something like that be expected to cost?

 

[jiffylube1024]

That would be pretty good in a thin and light laptop along with an LED (or OLED) screen, SDD Hard Drive, and a basic GPU.