Intel ditching Celeron brand - RIP Celeron

[bruceb]

Good riddance. It is in my old Toshiba 1415-S105 laptop. Damn thing won't quit (from about 2001) .. Laptop does tend to overheat a bit (50-55C). I think the fan is dying.

 

[bryanW1995]

My guess is they'll drop the 2 and just make it Intel Core. They've had a lot of success with these processors, so it makes sense to bank on that positive connotation.

yeah, but they have confused core with the numerous naming schemes. what is sand bridge going to be, core i9? I live just off i10, I vote for core i10!!

 

[Ben90]

yeah, but they have confused core with the numerous naming schemes. what is sand bridge going to be, core i9? I live just off i10, I vote for core i10!!

I vote core Flagstaff!

 

[Maximilian]

Bye bye celeron... i hardly knew thee 🙁

 

[zagood]

False rumors.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9179044/Intel_rebuts_report_of_Celeron_brand_demise
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/...-celeron-brand-but-it-should/8872?tag=nl.e550

 

[Tsavo]

I don't care what it's called, I care about how it performs. The Celeron E3x00 processors are pretty damn impressive for ~$50. They don't match the performance of the Athlon II X2s but some people insist on Intel inside. 😛

If this article is true, and Celeron will be killed with the end of the Core 2 architecture, that leaves an enormous performance gap between dual core Atoms and the Pentiums in Intel's lineup.

I got the E3200 with an inexpensive Asus board as an interim 2nd box, but it does so well in its current role that I'm not going to get rid of it. It's a great CPU for the price.