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Articles: Mobile
Santa Rosa + Vista: Three Notebooks Reviewed (page 5)Category: Mobile [ 11/04/2007 | 04:18 PM ] Turbo MemoryThe new generation of the mobile Centrino Duo platform acquired a few completely new features. one of them is the component called Turbo Memory (codenamed Robson). Its addition to the today’s mobile platform became one more Intel’s response to the launch of Windows Vista operating system (besides the improvement of the graphics core in order to speed up the Aero interface). Intel Turbo Memory is intended to speed up HDD operations thanks to an additional cache using regular NAND Flash memory.
In fact, Turbo Memory is none other but a controller connected to the PCI Express x1 bus that features 512MB or 1GB of Flash memory. However, the OS doesn’t see this controller as an additional hard drive. It is designed to work exclusively with ReadyBoost and ReadyDrive Technologies available in I have to say that ReadyBoost function may be available to However, you shouldn’t think that ReadyBoost technology speeds up the system dramatically. For example, the tests performed in desktop systems revealed that it is really efficient only when there is very little RAM and slow hard disk drives installed. Neither of these is the case in contemporary notebooks. But Intel Turbo Memory still is very beneficial especially for mobile platforms. Its major advantage is not the increased performance, but extended battery life. Flash memory disk cache lets you use the HDD less frequently and hence the overall system power consumption lowers. <%BANNER[banner_468x30]%>
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Category NewsCategory: Mobile Tuesday, July 22, 200811:23 pm Sony, Toshiba, Fujitsu, NEC Seem to Get Interested in Low-Cost Notebooks. Foxconn May Manufacture Low-End Laptops for Sony – Rumours Tuesday, July 8, 20081:57 pm Gigabyte Unveils Affordable Tablet PC Featuring Intel Atom. Gigabyte Jumps on Netbook Bandwagon with M912V Tablet Monday, July 7, 200810:22 pm PC Makers Not Optimistic about Mobile Internet Devices. Hardware Makers Also Pessimistic Regarding MIDs Monday, June 30, 200811:56 am Future Intel Atom Processors Set to Power Next-Generation Apple iPhone. Intel Atom Chips to Find Home Inside Apple iPhone Handsets Friday, June 27, 20081:06 pm AMD Hopes for 20% Performance Improvement Thanks to Hybrid Microprocessors. AMD Previews “Shrike” Mobile Platform, Shares Performance Expectations All Latest News <%BANNER[right_130x130_1]%>
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