Merom coming in August

Author: Wil Harris
Published: 3rd July 2006

Leap Ahead in August with Merom.

Merom, the mobile processor based on the new Core architecture from Intel, will be out in August, according to Tom's.

Woodcrest, the Core server chip, shipped a couple of weeks ago. Conroe, the desktop version, will hit in three weeks. Merom is the version that will end up in many laptops, and is another month and a half out.

However, Conroe will also be in many notebooks - despite having better-than-desktop speed, its power consumption is only 65W or thereabouts - well within the thermal specification of many notebook chasses on the market. Conroe will bring a new level of power to desktop replacement notebooks!

Merom should enable thinner, lighter notebooks with more battery power. We're dying to get our hands on a chip and we'll let you know just as soon as we do. In the mean time, let us know your thoughts on Core over in the forums.