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To: SecularBull who wrote (33781)	3/17/2001 12:19:11 AM
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Who needs a FAST laptop...? ___________________________________________________ Intel rolling out 1 Gigzhertz laptop microprocessor Friday March 16, 9:00 pm Eastern Time <<SAN FRANCISCO, March 16 (Reuters) - Intel Corp. will roll out its Pentium III chip designed for laptop computers running at 1 Gigahertz and personal computer makers on Monday will announce more than a 20 systems using the microprocessor. The chip, built using Intel's (NasdaqNM:INTC - news) 0.18 micron process technology, is designed for the so-called full-size and thin-and-light notebook categories and laptops using it will cost about $2,500 to $3,000 with one coming in at less than $2,000, said Frank Spindler, who runs Intel's mobile chip business, in an interview. ``We really think we're reaching a new era in mobile computing with 1 Gigahertz,'' Spindler said. Only two years ago, Intel's fastest chip designed for laptops ran at less than 400 Megahertz. ``We expect a lot of (PC companies) to standardize on 1 Gigahertz as a base speed.'' The microprocessor is reaching the market on time and Spindler added that the process of ramping up production of the chip to high-volume levels is ``going nicely.'' More than 20 laptops using the mobile Pentium III will be rolled out by PC makers including Compaq Computer Corp., Dell Computer Corp., Fujitsu Corp., Gateway Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., International Business Machines Corp., Sony Corp. and others, Intel said. In addition to the 1 Gigahertz mobile Pentium III, Intel is also rolling out a 900 Megahertz version and a Celeron mobile chip running at 750 Megahertz, which is designed for cheaper laptop computers, Intel said. Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE:AMD - news), Intel's principal competitor in the market for microprocessors, is pinning its hopes for a 1 Gigahertz on its Palomino chip, the code name for a redesign of AMD's current Athlon chip. Analysts expect the mobile Palomino to be launched later this month. Intel said it introduced its first mobile microprocessor in 1990 and ran at 20 Megahertz and laptops containing it typically came with 20 megabyte hard drives, 8-inch screens, weighed as much as 13 pounds and cost as much as $8,000.>>