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Petz - Still think Intel's Centrino/Pentium M isn't pulling its weight?

"According to Taiwanese notebook makers, Centrino notebooks now account for about 50-60% of their total notebook shipments. The ratio is expected to rise to 75% later this quarter, thanks to Intel’s price cuts on October 5. "

http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article_print.asp?datePublish=2003/10/06&pages=A7&seq=42

Tuesday 7 October 2003

Dothan notebooks may hit shelves in early 2004
David Tzeng, Taipei; Wen-Yu Lang, DigiTimes.com


Dothan-based notebooks could be available as early as January or February, if the processor ships by late December, according to sources.

Intel confirmed that it will start shipping Dothan processors by year-end, but said it has yet to plan the official launch. According to sources, Dell, Acer, Asustek Computer and AOpen are among the companies ready with the notebooks featuring the next-generation Pentium M processors.

At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) last month in San Jose, California, Intel announced that it would unveil its new “Sonoma” mobile platform consisting of the Dothan CPU and a new chipset dubbed Alviso in 2004. According to sources at Taiwanese notebook makers, the new platform should be launched in the second half of 2004, and Dothan notebooks in early 2004 will use currently available chipsets.

While a few companies expect to show off brand-new notebook designs using Dothan in early 2004, most makers will have their initial Dothan notebooks based on the current Centrino models, sources said.

Compared to the current Pentium M processor, codenamed Banias, Dothan features higher clock speeds and will be manufactured on a 90-nanometer (nm) process instead of the original 0.13-micron. The new chip will also support a 2MB power-managed L2 cache.

According to Taiwanese notebook makers, Centrino notebooks now account for about 50-60% of their total notebook shipments. The ratio is expected to rise to 75% later this quarter, thanks to Intel’s price cuts on October 5.