14 DAY TRIAL // On Thursday, Intel unveiled its new dual-core proceesor, Pentium D, which is cheaper that previous dual-core solution, Pentium Extreme Edition.
With Pentium D, Intel hopes to convince home users to migrate to a dual-core PC and the company is aiming big with plans to sell millions of units within this year itself.
According to Intel, this dual-core processor is designed especially for consumer looking at improved multitasking environment and better performance.
By the end of 2006, Intel expects multicore processors to make up 70% of all desktop processors it supplies, and 85% of server processors. In fact, many applications today are programmed to take advantage of these special processors.
'While the Extreme Edition is a high-end product, with the launch of Pentium D, we are making a major foray into the volume zone, as we prepare ourselves for the transition to the multi-core processor era,' Kazaumasa Yoshida, the president of Intel KK, the Japanese unit of Intel Corp, said.
Dell, HP and Lenovo said they would soon start shipping Pentium D-based machines. HP unveiled Media Center PC m7100y, HP Pavilion d4100y, Compaq dc7600 line and HP xw4300 workstation.
Lenovo is launching ThinkCentre M52 and ThinkCentre A52 desktop PCs in June and Dell announced new Dimension 9100 computer.
AMD is expected to launch their Desktop variant of the dual core processor sometime next month.