Intel's Chip Naming Policy

[Mav451]

I'll admit I'm a bit guilty of doing the Jaguar/Panther theming bit myself (check out aquaxp.com or aqua-soft.org for an example of sites dedicated to this); but this is on my DESKTOP. A laptop cannot be self-built, and it is usually 2-3g's a pop. Its a bit odd that he does this when he easily could have gotten a Pbook in the same price range.

Alienware is made for gamers, so i hope that he is still gaming with it too.

 

[windowsblowsass]

Intel should come out with a line of processors called the Hemi, because what is a Hemi anyway? Does anyone really know? Also I think they should have a guy with a bullhorn saying "Sunday Sunday Sunday, Jimmy uses his HEMI computer!"

Ahh the beauty of marketing...

HEMI is a company that frequently made high end motors for chryslers sports cars (ie roadrunner) and stock cars in the 70s then recently they decided buy the name stick it on a normal motor make a **** load of money

 

[zync]

Intel should come out with a line of processors called the Hemi, because what is a Hemi anyway? Does anyone really know? Also I think they should have a guy with a bullhorn saying "Sunday Sunday Sunday, Jimmy uses his HEMI computer!"

Ahh the beauty of marketing...

Actually HEMI is not just a marketing term I believe it arose during the 70's to denote a special high performance head for mopar V8's....

Here's some info I found for you....

The term HEMI references the hemispherical
combustion chambers in the engine's heads.
The chamber design puts the intake/exhaust
valves in-line, rather than side-by-side. This
allows for better flow of air through the head.
The spark plug in the center of the chamber
creates a better ignition of the fuel/air. Both
of these major aspects help make hemi-type
engines produce more efficiency and power.

While Mopar is not the only company to have
used a hemi-type engine, they have been the
most successful at mass-producing them for
the general public (and for the racing scene)

 

[thatwendigo]

Actually HEMI is not just a marketing term I believe it arose during the 70's to denote a special high performance head for mopar V8's....

Here's some info I found for you....

The Hemi engines were, in fact, hemispherical combustion chambered big-block V8s, in general. My personal favorite out of the line is the 440 hemi that one could, say, slot into a '72 Barracuda and have a stock 500 horsepower.

 

[zync]

The Hemi engines were, in fact, hemispherical combustion chambered big-block V8s, in general. My personal favorite out of the line is the 440 hemi that one could, say, slot into a '72 Barracuda and have a stock 500 horsepower.

Yes! Definitely!

 

[bcsimac]

I just think it is dead funny. The average consumer is going to be so confused and so is the average pc salesman. Now we can only hope this helps Apple in some way. LOL!

 

[iLilana]

not that it matters

does it really matter what intel calls their chips?

 

[cr2sh]

does it really matter what intel calls their chips?

If you don't see this as a symptom of greater issues at Intel, then no.. maybe it wouldn't matter.

 

[Urdam]

I agree