With all the talk of laptop refreshes from Apple then Mac users should digest Intel’s recent official launch of its new quad-core Core i7 chips for portable computers, with Apple expected to launch its own quad-core Mac notebooks in early 2010, if not before.
Developed under code-name Clarksfield, the new chips are available in several breeds, including one which can run at up to 3.2GHz in Turbo mode. The new chips got their public debut at Intel Developer Forum.
The quad-core processors share the same Nehalem architecture and 45 nanometer process as the desktop part but are designed to consume much less power. They support hyperthreading, whi
