Intel Yonah Processor Launch on January 6th?

MacRumors · Dec 11, 2005, 09:00 PM

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CoolTechZone claims to have insider knowledge of Intel's official launch date of the newest processor from Intel -- codenamed Yonah.

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Intel’s Yonah is a dual-core chip based on the 65nm fabrication process. Yonah will also mark the first launch with Intel’s new strategy in place – performance per watt.

The debut is expected on January 6th, 2006.

Yonah has been speculated to be used in the first of the Intel-based Macs in early 2006. Speculation began immediately after Apple's announcement that it was moving to Intel processors. Intel has outlined its processor plans in August.

Meanwhile, recent rumors have also expected that Apple will be launching its first Intel-based computers at Macworld San Francisco which (conveniently) takes place between January 9-13, 2006.

Motley · Dec 11, 2005, 09:05 PM

Christmas comes in January? I can just imagine the atmosphere at Macworld just prior to the Stevenote. Just keep repeating "Less than a month"

blufire · Dec 11, 2005, 09:06 PM

Sweet

Let's hope PowerBooks really do make it by April!

Daveway · Dec 11, 2005, 09:07 PM

My God.....

"The planets are aligning!"

Prom1 · Dec 11, 2005, 09:12 PM

I think Steve Jobs will be well received if he can proove with hard facts that the Intel cpu can outperform the G4 in the latest edition of the PowerBook, and the design of the new PowerBook looks out of this world.

Strange though how the PowerBook will get the Intel chip, while the PowerMac's have the Dual Core PPC MP's.

strange times indeed.

powermac_daddy · Dec 11, 2005, 09:13 PM

is the intel/mac ibook going to the cool? what's the deal?

vouder17 · Dec 11, 2005, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by powermac_daddy

is the intel/mac ibook going to the cool? what's the deal?

It might very well be cool.

We know just as much as you do.

Stella · Dec 11, 2005, 10:32 PM

That should be fairly straight forward, G4s are dinosaurs, living on extra borrowed time. Anyone who seriously thinks that G4 based laptop can compete with a machine containing recent Intel p-m ( or AMD ) mobile processors need a reality check.

If these processors being released beginning of January there is no reason why Apple can't start shipping x86 laptops in a relatively short period of time afterwards. Apple have had time to build a laptop and OSX is ready.

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Originally Posted by Prom1

I think Steve Jobs will be well received if he can proove with hard facts that the Intel cpu can outperform the G4 in the latest edition of the PowerBook, and the design of the new PowerBook looks out of this world.

Strange though how the PowerBook will get the Intel chip, while the PowerMac's have the Dual Core PPC MP's.

strange times indeed.

twoodcc · Dec 11, 2005, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Daveway

My God.....

"The planets are aligning!"

nice one. this seems like great news. let's hope that we don't have to wait until june to see a mactel

-hh · Dec 11, 2005, 09:13 PM

Because Mr. Steve made the Intel announcement 6 months ago, people will be expecting an update...and people tend to prefer something real and tangible, not Powerpoint (sorry: Keynote

) charts.

Similarly, Apple very needs to motivate the Software vendors to get ready to roll out their Fat Binary style <PPC/Intel> software revisions/updates. As such, Apple also needs to show off "Real Hardware" to them that actually might realistically be for sale soon.

Be that as it may, simply showing off hardware doesn't mean that it will ship anytime soon: witness the 1st Generation G5's. I'd expect that Steve's pitch will be something along the lines of "Coming This Spring", which means that they can be delivered "on time" anytime up to the day before the summer solstice (June 20th, 2006).

-hh

Prom1 · Dec 11, 2005, 09:23 PM

were not these cheaps ready to be produced in volume for some few weeks now by Intel?

I expect no more than 4 weeks if so.

maya · Dec 11, 2005, 09:29 PM

I guess I should be happy, then again I don't plan on upgrading my hardware anytime soon.

gnasher729 · Dec 12, 2005, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by -hh

I'd expect that Steve's pitch will be something along the lines of "Coming This Spring", which means that they can be delivered "on time" anytime up to the day before the summer solstice (June 20th, 2006).
-hh

When Apple announces Intel based hardware with a firm date, that is when people will stop buying PowerPC hardware. I expect Steve to come up one day saying "Intel based hardware is shipping _now_".

~Shard~ · Dec 11, 2005, 10:04 PM

January 6th, huh? Hmm, a few days before the Keynote, what a coincidence...

NewbieNerd · Dec 11, 2005, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ~Shard~

January 6th, huh? Hmm, a few days before the Keynote, what a coincidence...

Is Intel as excited/interested in having us as we are about them? I mean, does Intel care that much what Apple has to say at MWSF?

MacQuest · Dec 12, 2005, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by NewbieNerd

Is Intel as excited/interested in having us as we are about them? I mean, does Intel care that much what Apple has to say at MWSF?

Nah. Intel would hate winning over a whole new customer base from competitors like IBM and Motorola and having them switch to their own architecture. I'm sure there's no hurry on Intels part to win over the "hearts and minds" of the Mac community.

They'll probably just put it on the back burner or something. I can see the Intel execs now: "More money? Meh... it can wait".

magi.sys · Dec 12, 2005, 01:54 AM

When Apple makes the switch to Intel chips, I hope they use the sockets and not solder the CPU directly onto the PCB. I wanna be able to upgrade CPUs just like with peecees.

Tristan_X · Dec 12, 2005, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by magi.sys

When Apple makes the switch to Intel chips, I hope they use the sockets and not solder the CPU directly onto the PCB. I wanna be able to upgrade CPUs just like with peecees.

YES! This would be grand. More modular technology, please. I would buy computers just as regularly with that as an option, replacing my CPU halfway between purchases.

Steve...oh Steve...should you hear our wishes, please make them come true.

gnasher729 · Dec 12, 2005, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MacQuest

Nah. Intel would hate winning over a whole new customer base from competitors like IBM and Motorola and having them switch to their own architecture. I'm sure there's no hurry on Intels part to win over the "hearts and minds" of the Mac community.

One statistics that I would like to see: Percentage of Intel engineers using a computer with Intel processor at home before Intel Macs, and percentage of Intel engineers using a computer with Intel processor at home after Intel Macs.

Dec 11, 2005, 09:07 PM	#4
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Prom1 macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	I think Steve Jobs will be well received if he can proove with hard facts that the Intel cpu can outperform the G4 in the latest edition of the PowerBook, and the design of the new PowerBook looks out of this world. Strange though how the PowerBook will get the Intel chip, while the PowerMac's have the Dual Core PPC MP's. strange times indeed. __________________ iPhone 3G[S] & JBL OnStage IIIp. PowerBook G4 Titanium 667Mhz [M8591LL/A] - A diamond in the rough!

Dec 11, 2005, 09:13 PM	#10
-hh macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: NJ Highlands	Its a necesssary business decision Because Mr. Steve made the Intel announcement 6 months ago, people will be expecting an update...and people tend to prefer something real and tangible, not Powerpoint (sorry: Keynote ) charts. Similarly, Apple very needs to motivate the Software vendors to get ready to roll out their Fat Binary style <PPC/Intel> software revisions/updates. As such, Apple also needs to show off "Real Hardware" to them that actually might realistically be for sale soon. Be that as it may, simply showing off hardware doesn't mean that it will ship anytime soon: witness the 1st Generation G5's. I'd expect that Steve's pitch will be something along the lines of "Coming This Spring", which means that they can be delivered "on time" anytime up to the day before the summer solstice (June 20th, 2006). -hh

Dec 11, 2005, 09:23 PM	#11
Prom1 macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	were not these cheaps ready to be produced in volume for some few weeks now by Intel? I expect no more than 4 weeks if so. __________________ iPhone 3G[S] & JBL OnStage IIIp. PowerBook G4 Titanium 667Mhz [M8591LL/A] - A diamond in the rough!

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maya macrumors 68040 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: somewhere between here and there.	I guess I should be happy, then again I don't plan on upgrading my hardware anytime soon. __________________ ~V~ :. it's here!!! .:

Dec 11, 2005, 09:05 PM	#2
Motley macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2005	Christmas comes in January? I can just imagine the atmosphere at Macworld just prior to the Stevenote. Just keep repeating "Less than a month"

Dec 11, 2005, 09:06 PM	#3
blufire macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: California	Sweet Let's hope PowerBooks really do make it by April!

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powermac_daddy Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Philadelphia & Northern California	is the intel/mac ibook going to the cool? what's the deal?

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magi.sys macrumors member Join Date: May 2003	When Apple makes the switch to Intel chips, I hope they use the sockets and not solder the CPU directly onto the PCB. I wanna be able to upgrade CPUs just like with peecees.

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