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from: Rich Gauszka
date: 2007-05-12 13:43:02
subject: Intel Santa Rosa - mediocre review

From: "Rich Gauszka" 



http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=2985&p=9

 That leaves Intel's Turbo Memory as the saving grace for the platform.
While we would love to give you the final verdict on Intel's Turbo Memory
today, we simply can't. From what we've seen, it's unimpressive, however
Intel does claim that we should be seeing more than what we are. When we
find out why, you'll be the first to know, until then - we see no reason to
upgrade.

If you're in the market for a new notebook anyway, Santa Rosa becomes a lot
more attractive. It comes with all the latest features, and with NVIDIA's
newly launched GeForce 8M Series you could get DirectX 10 support in the
mix as well. Assuming relative price parity between Napa and Santa Rosa
notebooks, there's quite a bit of new hardware available starting today. If
you've been waiting for the right time to buy a new notebook, your wait may
be drawing to a close. If you already have a decent laptop, however, we
wouldn't rush out to replace it anytime soon.

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