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To: Paul Engel who wrote (158358)	2/13/2002 12:49:14 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) of 186894

Intel warns users over desktop-laptop zdnet.com.com Intel Australia has warned consumers to be wary of manufacturers offering laptops containing processors designed for desktop PCs. The chip giant issued the warning in response to indications that the practice, believed to be limited to "white-box" manufacturers based in Taiwan, may be spreading as major manufacturers face economic pressure to build notebooks to meet price-points. Intel is concerned that consumers who buy the cheaper laptops may feel short-changed later. "We recommend that you use mobile processors for mobile computers," said a spokesperson for Intel in Australia. U.S.-based PC makers have criticized the practice pointing out that desktop chips, though less expensive, typically consume more power and run hotter than chips designed for notebooks, making for something other than a true notebook. "It's a trend that has really been amplified recently, due to cost and presumptions about what (mobile) Pentium 4 will look like," said Dean McCarron, principal analyst at US-based Mercury Research. "It's now happening in a pretty significant way." At least one manufacturer operating in the local market has chosen to offer the desktop powered notebooks. Toshiba has released a version of Satellite 1900 series in the United States and Canada carrying the desktop version of the Pentium 4. Sources close to Toshiba Australia told ZDNet that the company would mirror the efforts of its U.S.-based counterparts in Australia, days after the first desktop-based laptops was released in Canada. Today Toshiba denied the claim and said it has no immediate plans to release such a product locally.

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