01-29-2004, 12:38 AM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Intel Preps 540MHz XScale Chip
"Intel will offer faster XScale PDA processors in May, according to one contributor on a Brighthand forum who claims to have seen "hardware vendor roadmaps". The author of the posting reckons the PXA263 will be extended from 300MHz and 400MHz to 412MHz and 540MHz. Certainly Intel is expected to launch its next-generation XScale, codenamed 'Bulverde', sometime this year. The chip maker announced Bulverde last September at Intel Developer Forum. The next IDF kicks off in the middle of February, and it's very possible that the company will use the event to fulfil its promise of revealing more about Bulverde's features sometime during the first half of 2004."
Finally! More speed! :mrgreen:
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01-29-2004, 12:47 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Jul 2003
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With just having purchased my IPaq 5550, I would have to wait until speeds were in the 600MHz to 800Mhz to justify the cost. Plus, you gotta figure battery life... I hope they have some technology to slow-down the CPU when it's not needed as much to resolve battery life issues.
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01-29-2004, 12:53 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Dec 2005
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I posted this yesterday afternoon in Just Chattin'. You can check out the Brighthand forum thread out here.
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01-29-2004, 12:54 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Aug 2002
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Well it sounds like they're REPLACING the 300MHz with the 412MHz and REPLACING the 400MHz with the 540MHz, which would mean that they're equivalent in everything but speed, which would mean they've made such advancements.
That's the way I read the article: that these faster processors were replacing the older slower frequency processors.
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01-29-2004, 01:14 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2002
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If only MS would make an OS that can cope/keep up with these speed-demons  As long as we stick to WM2003/.NET4.2 i guess it won't really show a major improvement. Apart from that; will a 25% speed increase be really noticable ???
Almost sounds like i'm already perfectly happy with my h4150's speed, eh ? 
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01-29-2004, 01:31 AM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Hmmm, odd numbers. Why not a round 450Mhz and 600MHz? Any speculation where they get those numbers from?
Any new tricks to 'Bulverde' that are worth knowing? Any new instruction set or power saving features?
Hey, more speed is always better. :mrgreen:
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01-29-2004, 02:16 AM
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Oracle
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 830
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my 4150 was very slow with my wifi. I think the processor held it back. (my clie is much faster with the internet) 450+mhz would be welcomed.
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01-29-2004, 03:53 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Originally Posted by ARNAGE2
my 4150 was very slow with my wifi. I think the processor held it back. (my clie is much faster with the internet) 450+mhz would be welcomed.
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I haven't really experienced the 4150 slowdown with wi-fi. Maybe an issue with your ap compatability?
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01-29-2004, 03:56 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 97
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MAybe it's your configuration? I use a 4150 and the wifi flies!!
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01-29-2004, 04:17 AM
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Theorist
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 267
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how bout fixin that alarm to go with that spankin new peocessor 8O
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