X9000 Extreme Edition in February
Intel will launch Core 2 Extreme X9000 next month, this will be the new top model for Intel in laptops. The Dual Core processor operates on 2,8 GHz and its based on the Penryn core with 45nm technology. Other specifications are 6 MB L2-cache and 800FSB. In the end of February or in the beginning of March this processor will be available in some of the newest laptops on the market. The price is still unknown but Intels Extreme editions are often very overpriced. Intel launched the first Extreme Edition processor for laptops in Juli last year. This processor was called X7800 and already 1 month after its release Intel came out with X7900. Now they are back with the first Extreme version in the 9xxx series.