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Inside Intel's Sonoma review
Reviews After many months of delay, Intel's new 'Sonoma' portable processor and chipset combo is ready for inspection. Stay tuned for a series of Sonoma-platform notebook reviews in the coming weeks. Most of the differences in the updated Centrino platform...
[January 19, 2005, 8:40]
Dell Inspiron 6000: a first look review
Reviews The Inspiron 6000 from Dell will be among the first notebooks to hit the market with Intel's new Sonoma technology. According to Intel, Sonoma will deliver faster data processing, and users -- particularly gamers and graphics pros -- should see...
[January 20, 2005, 7:40]
IBM ThinkPad T43: a first look review
Reviews Now that Intel has taken the wraps off its revamped Centrino platform, codenamed Sonoma, notebook manufacturers are releasing details of new models incorporating the upgraded Pentium M processor, 915 chipset and PRO/Wireless 2195ABG wireless module.
[January 21, 2005, 9:50]
Linux laptops get Centrino inside
News It was important to deliver what people expect out of the brand," Regis said, speaking at the launch of the new Sonoma version of the Centrino technology. The company will support Sonoma's wireless networking with Linux within 30 days, Regis said.
[January 20, 2005, 8:25]
Notebooks plan a thinner 2005
News Sonoma, which is scheduled to come out in January, could mark the turning point in the proliferation of Centrino in the consumer market, Intel says. For its part, Intel will use "Sonoma" -- the next version of its Centrino bundle -- to nudge the...
[December 23, 2004, 11:30]
New Xscale powers 'Xbox in a phone'
News The chipset as a whole is designed to use DDR2 RAM, which Intel says has the best power/performance profile, and which will be widely available when Sonoma becomes available in the second half of 2004.
[September 18, 2003, 14:50]
Sonoma launch imminent
News New notebooks featuring Intel's Sonoma chip bundle, the new version of Centrino, will debut on 19 January, according to the company. Sonoma will include a new version of the Pentium M processor for notebooks that will come with 2MB of cache, a...
[January 12, 2005, 9:00]
Laptops still locked in the cells
Leader As Intel launches its Sonoma chip set today, the processor vendor could be forgiven for feeling a little forlorn. Intel's commitment to continual improvement has been a big part of this, and the company deserves applause.
[January 19, 2005, 12:30]
Intel confirms tri-Wi-Fi chip
News It will be available in notebooks this quarter and will be part of the next-generation Centrino bundle of chips, code-named Sonoma, which is expected in early 2005. Intel on Thursday announced a component that's compatible with all Wi-Fi standards...
[August 27, 2004, 8:20]
Intel merges desktop and notebook design
News If manufacturers do run with it, they would use Sonoma, a future version of Intel's Centrino, a bundle of chips for wireless notebooks, which includes its Pentium M processor, a set of chips and a wireless module.
[February 16, 2004, 7:50]
Intel plans for mobile wireless future
News The next generation of Centrino, code-named Sonoma, will integrate a standard called Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP-SIM), which will allow unified billing for Wi-Fi and GPRS access, as well as automatic handover across compliant networks.
[February 19, 2004, 10:55]
HP's 2005 notebook range: a first look review
Reviews Hewlett-Packard (HP) has taken the opportunity provided by the launch of Intel's new Sonoma platform to completely revamp its range of business notebooks. The use of the Sonoma platform's improved integrated graphics in several models typically...
[February 2, 2005, 12:45]
Centrino driving profits for Intel
News Intel's latest notebook PC platform, formerly code-named Sonoma, is based on the Pentium M processor along with Intel's specialised Centrino chipset. Sales of laptop computers helped push massive sales of Intel chips during the last three months...
[July 20, 2005, 9:55]
Future portables go much faster all day, says Intel
News The next notebook platform, code-named Sonoma, will include the latest Pentium M processor, the Alviso support chip -- due early next year -- and Intel's 802.11a/b/g wireless adaptor. Intel predicted major innovations in mobile technology at the...
[September 9, 2004, 10:05]
Cheap Intel chipsets on the way out
News More than half of the mobile processors shipped by Intel are based on its new notebook PC platform, formerly code-named Sonoma, even though it is only three months old, the company said during its earnings call last month.
[August 4, 2005, 9:25]
Inside Intel's Napa platform review
Reviews Napa and Sonoma platforms compared Sonoma (2005) Now more properly named the Intel Core Duo, Yonah is an evolution of the Pentium M processor. The launch of Intel's new Napa platform brings with it Yonah, the company’s first dual-core mobile...
[January 6, 2006, 0:01]
AMD sets new mobile beasts on Centrino
News AMD is pushing both processors as alternatives to Intel's Centrino-based mobile Pentium chips, which include Intel's consumer-focused notebook platform, previously code-named Sonoma. It's no secret that the AMD chips were released in advance of...
[August 22, 2005, 15:20]
HP Compaq nc6120 review
Reviews The nc6120 is built around Intel's Sonoma platform, which comprises, in our review system, the 1.73GHz Pentium M 740 processor with 2MB of Level 2 cache and 533MHz frontside bus (FSB), the 915GM chipset with integrated graphics, and Intel's PRO...
[March 8, 2005, 9:00]
Acer TravelMate 3004WTMi review
Reviews Models in the TravelMate 3000 series are built on Intel’s latest Sonoma platform. This is something of a surprise, but is testament to the increasing maturity of the Sonoma platform, and Acer's ability to get the most from it.
[May 12, 2005, 10:20]
Samsung X20 HVM 740 review
Reviews As mentioned above, it's built on Intel's Sonoma platform, using a 1.73GHz Pentium M 740 processor, the Intel 915PM chipset with 512MB of DDR2 memory (expandable to 2GB), and Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG wireless networking.
[June 16, 2005, 16:45]
