What exactly is Montevina?

[Macsforcollege?]

What exactly is it? i know its a new harddrive but what makes it different from the current one?

 

[Eidorian]

Do you use the Google?

http://www.google.com/search?q=montevina

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrino#Montevina_platform_.282008.29

http://guides.macrumors.com/Intel_Mobile_Road_Map

You were so close to finding the answers yourself.

 

[Macsforcollege?]

i try to read that stuff, but im no computer expert so i was hopeing somone can break it down and in easier terms explain what it is...

 

[squeeks]

i try to read that stuff, but im no computer expert so i was hopeing somone can break it down and in easier terms explain what it is...

ok, from the VERY FIRST LINK

Montevina platform (2008)
The code-name Montevina refers to the fifth-generation Centrino platform, now formally named Centrino 2 to avoid confusion with previous Centrino platforms. It was scheduled for release at Computex Taipei 2008, which took place on June 3 - 7, 2008,[5] but has been delayed until July 14, due to problems with integrated graphics and wireless certification.[6] Montevina will support Penryn, Intel's 45nm die-shrink version of Core 2 processors.

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The Montevina platform consists of:
Processors - Socket P / Micro-FCBGA
a second-generation Intel Core 2 Duo (code-named Penryn) 45nm processor with 1066 MT/s FSB with clock speeds ranging from 2.26 GHz to 3.06 GHz, also featuring SSE4.1 support, which adds 47 new instructions to SSSE3. It is planned to consume no more than 29W, compared to Merom's and first-generation Penryn's 34W TDP.
a Mobile Intel 4 Series Express chipset (code-named Cantiga; GL40, GS45, GM45, GM47 or PM45) with Intel's GMA X4500 graphics technology and ICH9M southbridge, 1066 MT/s front side bus. The graphics core GM45/47 is expected to be clocked at 533/640MHz which will contain ten unified shaders, up from the eight provided by GMA X3100.
RAM support for DDR2-667, DDR2-800, DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 and DDR3-1333 SO-DIMM.[7]
NAND flash-memory caching branded as Intel Turbo Memory (code-named Robson 2).
Gigabit Ethernet LAN controllers 82567LM and 82567LF (code-named Boazman).[8]
Main support for DisplayPort with an external connector attached to the motherboard along with full supplemental support of HDMI, DVI, and VGA standards
Wireless Modules
the Intel WiFi Link 5100/5300 mini-PCIe adapter (code-named Shiloh), and the add-on card WiMAX (802.16) (code-named Dana Point), or
the Intel combo WiFi/WiMAX Link 5150/5350 mini-PCIe adapter (code-named Echo Peak).
The Montevina platform is branded as "Centrino 2 vPro" when combined with security and manageability features built-in technologies..

what else do you want to know about it?

 

[.:R2theT]

i try to read that stuff, but im no computer expert so i was hopeing somone can break it down and in easier terms explain what it is...

Faster(or as fast) with less energy usage. In a nutshell.

 

[squeeks]

Faster(or as fast) with less energy usage. In a nutshell.

and a new integrated graphics chip

 

[SFStateStudent]

And it's going to make a whole bunch of Mac users, so much happier!

 

[CWallace]

What exactly is it?

It's newer, faster and better.

Seriously, it's been asked across all the Mac Forum forums for weeks, so do a search and you'll know more then Intel does.

 

[alphaod]

What exactly is it? i know its a new harddrive but what makes it different from the current one?

First off: It is NOT a harddrive

Now, simply put, it is a new chipset set.

A chipset manages the data that goes from the processor to the memory, to the storage, to the video, etc. It's like the ECU of a car; manages the stuff and makes everything go smooth.