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post #1 of 7
1/11/05 at 12:56am
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Ok, there've been a couple of threads about upcoming Asus notebooks and the speculation of Alviso/Sonoma with them...this is the info that I have on the subject, most of which was gathered from email conversations...

-All of the Alvsio based systems from Asus will be widescreens of 11", 13", 15" and 17"
-PCI-Express graphics
-They will all have dvd-burners standard
-Alviso means better cpu performance
-Sonoma means new ram (DDR2)
-New/different battery also
-These should show up no earlier than March, supposedly timed to the new Windows OS
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post #2 of 7
1/11/05 at 12:58am
Isn't the next Windows OS longhorn delayed until 2006?
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post #3 of 7
1/11/05 at 2:24am
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Originally Posted by plageclochard
Ok, there've been a couple of threads about upcoming Asus notebooks and the speculation of Alviso/Sonoma with them...this is the info that I have on the subject, most of which was gathered from email conversations...

-All of the Alvsio based systems from Asus will be widescreens of 11", 13", 15" and 17"
-PCI-Express graphics
-They will all have dvd-burners standard
-Alviso means a new cpu
-Sonoma means new ram (DDR2)
-New/different battery also
-These should show up no earlier than March, supposedly timed to the new Windows OS
This doesn't sound right.
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post #4 of 7
1/11/05 at 6:23pm
New CPU? What new CPU? (Unless you are talking about a new stepping on a current CPU)
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post #5 of 7
1/11/05 at 7:10pm
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Yeah, sorry about that, bad wording on my part, I fixed it though, I meant better performance out of the cpu, not a new one entirely...

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Originally Posted by decumcp
This doesn't sound right.
What's wrong with it?
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post #6 of 7
1/12/05 at 3:00am
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Originally Posted by plageclochard
Yeah, sorry about that, bad wording on my part, I fixed it though, I meant better performance out of the cpu, not a new one entirely...

What's wrong with it?
There's no new Windows coming in March and Alviso doesn't mean it'll be definitely running Sonomas.
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post #7 of 7
1/12/05 at 3:29am
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Originally Posted by decumcp
There's no new Windows coming in March and Alviso doesn't mean it'll be definitely running Sonomas.
I take it you mean that just because it will be an Alviso notebook that does not mean it will fall under the Sonoma/Centrino umbrella?...fine...I'll just post the main email and let you deal with that, forgive me for trying to sum up...
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The next gen notebooks will show up no earlier than March in Asus' option.There are a couple things that are going to upset a few people.......Supposedly, all alviso based systems (from asus anyway) will have dvd burners standard and will all be widescreens....... 11" / 13" / 15" / 17" ........Supposedly this is going to be the new standard. With the new
platform is supposed to come almost 100% totally new everything.. From the cpu, to the ram, to the hard drives, the screens, batteries, and even likely is a new windows coming out in sync with the notebooks.
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Originally Posted by decumcp
Wish list:
- Next gen Asus M5N
- Alviso/Centrino2 thin & light
- Pentium M Sonoma
- 12.1" wide screen
SOLD: Compal CL56
Pentium M 2ghz (Dolthan)
ATI 9700(m11) 128MB
1024 MB PC3200 RAM
60GB Hitachi 7200rpm HDD
Intel 2200 b/g wireless
DVD-R/CDRW
After looking at your sig I think I need to clear things up...Sonoma is the platform, or the name for the new Centrino...Alviso is a specific chipset that works under the Sonoma/Centrino umbrella...even if you get a new Alviso notebook, it will still have a Dothan processor in it, it will just have a 533 fsb instead of the current 400...

Go here for more info http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/CPU/Wheres-Alviso/
...and yes, I know it's an old article that has been posted before but it explains the nomenclature quite well...
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