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Apple: Expect Intel Laptop Shortages
TechWeb - Intel's Core Duo chip, a dual-processor CPU unveiled earlier in January, powers the MacBook; a model running a 1.67GHz Duo is priced at $1,999, while the model equipped with a 1.83GHz Duo (as well as a larger hard drive and more memory) costs $2,499.

Intel's Core 2 Duo looks to be a barnburner of a chip
Computerworld - Intel leaves the "Duo" designation off of its X6800 CPU. Though Core 2 Duo chips use the same Socket 775 interface as current Pentium 4 and Pentium D chips, they require new chip sets, so you'll have to get a new motherboard -- you can't just pop a

Dell? Not Yet.
Motley Fool - It shifts a lot of processing from the CPU to the video and network cards, which will -- in theory -- improve the computer's performance. To reap the benefits of improved functionality, users will need to upgrade to brand new, redesigned computers

The Core 2: Intel Goes for the Jugular
ABC News - Dubbed "Core", the new architecture is a radical shift for a company that was once the chief proponent of ramping up CPU frequency. Core 2, the first desktop product, promises to be faster than the Pentium D series and even faster than the Athlon 64

Last of three parts
Baltimore Sun - Also known as the CPU (central processing unit), the microprocessor is the heart of the computer - the chip that does the actual computing. Most CPUs are made by Intel, most of the rest by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), whose chips offer comparable

Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 & Core 2 Duo E6700 Processor Review
Sharky Extreme - but those LGA775 heatsink clips can still give us headaches, and are far from as intuitive and functional as the AMD AM2 and Socket 939 clips. Not to mention allowing less flexibility for 3rd-party vendors to pull out all the stops with high-end CPU

Review: Intel's Conroe Vs. AMD's Dual Core Athlon
CRN - Each system was fitted with an appropriate CPU cooler from Spire. The rest of the components used in this comparison were selected to keep things as equal as possible. The same Antec 550-watt Neo HE power supply was used on both test boards as was the