Jack Schofield 

Intel Banias due on March 12

Intel will release its Tablet PC-oriented Banias low-power microprocessor and Centrino set of chips (including Wi-Fi) on March 12, according to CNet. Speeds are only 900MHz and 1GHz, says the report. It remains to be seen whether Banias chips are actually faster than their MHz suggests -- which Intel reckons is the case -- and whether consumers will trade speed for longer battery life. Intel launches are usually accompanied by new PCs, so it shouldn't take long to find out.
  
  


Intel will release its Tablet PC-oriented Banias low-power microprocessor and Centrino set of chips (including Wi-Fi) on March 12, according to CNet. Speeds are only 900MHz and 1GHz, says the report. It remains to be seen whether Banias chips are actually faster than their MHz suggests -- which Intel reckons is the case -- and whether consumers will trade speed for longer battery life. Intel launches are usually accompanied by new PCs, so it shouldn't take long to find out.

 

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