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To: gzubeck who wrote (207156)	7/29/2006 12:31:08 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 275872

From Tiger Direct e-mail. ---------- The reality is this: Your PC is obsolete. No, seriously. You really need to read this. Please... I've just seen the future of processing power, and trust me, what exists today is going to be completely outdated very soon. The history of the computer industry will mark today as a new era in performance. The old CPU standard giving way to the newer, smarter and faster design. It's Intel's fault. They got us addicted to speed and performance way back when. But now, they've come up with a PC chip with so much power. Well, it's gonna' put your old PC to shame. Really. It's that good. I'm talking about the all-new Intel Core 2 Duo processors, code-named "Conroe." (Keep reading, I'll tell you why they named it 'Conroe' in a moment...) What's the big deal? It's a new architecture. For the first time, Intel has specifically created one unified Core architecture for all categories. All are based on Intel's Core technologies, and all three are 64-bit-capable dual-core processors with shared enhancements. (Click for more details.) The results of this advance are astounding. Conroe will provide more computing power and use less energy. This will help laptops extend their battery life. It will also enable system builders to come out with thinner desktops and workstations, since lower energy means less heat, which results in fewer fans hogging case space. What's more, lower power also means that the fans used will be slower, so your system will be quieter. With more PCs landing in the living room or in quiet dens, "quiet" is more important than ever. What about in the real world? What's in it for you? Well, a lot, no matter what you do. Here's my take: Multitasking moves to the next level. With Core 2 Duo's virtualization technology, you can turn one physical PC into several virtual systems, all running different applications and OSs! You could run an FTP server on one, a Web server on another, have a database running on a third, and still be playing a game or surfing on a fourth. This is a boon for developers who want to keep "clean" virtual machines running.