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To: Tony Viola who wrote (93332)	12/3/1999 9:55:00 PM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 186894

HP brings Pentium III to slim notebooks By Michael Kanellos Staff Writer, CNET News.com December 3, 1999, 5:15 p.m. PT Hewlett-Packard is bringing the fastest Pentium III notebook chip to its slimmest laptops by blowing off a little hot air. HP on Monday will unveil a redesigned version of its slim OmniBook 900 that will contain a 500-MHz Pentium III processor, currently Intel's fastest notebook chip. HP's ability to fit the chip into the OmniBook 900 largely comes down to techniques for dissipating the heat that is generated by the processor and other components, said Mark Jourlait, director of worldwide market development for the mobile computing division at HP. "The big secret in notebooks is getting the heat out. We do a lot of infrared and wind-tunnel testing" to maximize airflow, he said. Many of the sweeping curves and chic design features that come on modern notebooks, he added, are there to facilitate air flow. The OmniBook 900 will also come, for the first time, with a 13-inch screen. "We shaved off some of the plastic bezel [frame] to get it in," Jourlait added. Wireless networking services from AT&T will also come with the new notebooks as an option. Prices will be around $3,300 for the new OmniBook 900s, depending on configuration. Larger screens, and especially faster processors, are part of an Industry-wide effort to close the performance gap between notebooks and desktops. Notebooks and notebook components generally carry higher profit margins than desktop PCs, making them more attractive to manufacturers. The design elements of portables also allow companies greater opportunities to differentiate their products. One of the next signposts in notebook evolution will occur Jan.18 when Intel releases new Pentium III notebook chips with "SpeedStep" technology. SpeedStep will allow a processor to run faster when plugged in than when running on battery power. A 600-MHz notebook Pentium III, coming in January, will run at close to 500 MHz when unplugged. The change is important because it will allow notebook makers to incorporate faster chips without compromising battery life, Intel executives and analysts have said. AMD will incorporate a similar technology, called Gemini, into its notebook chips in 2000. Despite these developments, consumers will likely see relatively stable prices and periodic difficulties in getting notebooks because of a lingering display shortage, several executives have said.