Intel to launch Centrino package for desktop (SFF?) PCs...

[InlineFive]

Link.

No more info for now...

-Por

 

[DaveSimmons]

cool!

 

[oldfart]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
cool!

Literally!

 

[GnomeCop]

wow, I certainly hope its true.

I'd get one.

 

[NokiaDude]

Nice. Centrino works incredibly well.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

There's already a few mATX, FlexATX, and even a pair of ITX boards that support the P-M. One's even fully Centrino qualified. Nice to see Intel officially supporting it though. A P-M would make a helluva HTPC base.

- M4H

 

[hahher]

i wonder if you can run these fanless

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: hahher
i wonder if you can run these fanless

Yep.

- M4H

 

[Vadatajs]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: hahher
i wonder if you can run these fanless

Yep.

- M4H

I wouldn't want to without speedstep though. My 600m gets well above 40 degrees when I'm compiling stuff. It was really hot at work and it got to 51 once. Not the kind of thing I want to run without a fan.

 

[n7]

Wow, this is very interesting.
Does this mean there will be built-in wireless as well ?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Vadatajs

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: hahher
i wonder if you can run these fanless

Yep.

- M4H

I wouldn't want to without speedstep though. My 600m gets well above 40 degrees when I'm compiling stuff. It was really hot at work and it got to 51 once. Not the kind of thing I want to run without a fan.

Keep in mind that airflow in a regular ATX-family case is going to be a few orders of magnitude above what you'd get in a laptop. I don't forsee it being an issue at all.

Originally posted by: n7
Wow, this is very interesting.
Does this mean there will be built-in wireless as well ?

If the desktop solution is a "True Centrino" then yes. The Commell LV-671M only needs the Intel Pro 2100 MiniPCI card to be fully qualified. But then you don't get the MiniAGP slot allowing for the ATI M-series cards to be installed.

- M4H

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: Vadatajs

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: hahher
i wonder if you can run these fanless

Yep.

- M4H

I wouldn't want to without speedstep though. My 600m gets well above 40 degrees when I'm compiling stuff. It was really hot at work and it got to 51 once. Not the kind of thing I want to run without a fan.

well pretty much all of those tiny pc's have better airflow then a laptop right?

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: Vadatajs

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: hahher
i wonder if you can run these fanless

Yep.

- M4H

I wouldn't want to without speedstep though. My 600m gets well above 40 degrees when I'm compiling stuff. It was really hot at work and it got to 51 once. Not the kind of thing I want to run without a fan.

well pretty much all of those tiny pc's have better airflow then a laptop right?

Absolutely! These would be ideal SFF processors because you could most probably run them passively and they are pretty zippy too.

-Por