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Intel Names Upcoming Chips

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the duo-squared1 dept.

Phooey42 writes "USA Today is reporting that Intel has finally announced names for their new set of desktop and notebook processor lines, previously dubbed Conroe and Merom. The new chips for both the desktop and laptop lines will be dubbed "Core 2 Duo", whereas their new "premium processor" for high end desktop users will be called the "Core 2 Extreme". Knowing Intel, who would have ever thought that the successor to the Core Duo would be the Core 2 Duo!?"

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  1. Suggested name for the next line of processors: by guitaristx · · Score: 5, Funny

    Intel CoreTwin 2 Duo Pair, Mark Two!

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    1. Re:Suggested name for the next line of processors: by Andy+Dodd · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hmm, did I miss a buyout of Capcom by Intel?

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  2. Two many? by HugePedlar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let's extrapolate: How long until we get the Core 2 Duo Duplex Beta II?

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    1. Re:Two many? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 3, Funny

      Pffft. It'll be buggy. I'll wait until they release the Rev. 2 version.

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  3. thank you for calling the Corey Hotline by frankie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Clearly a better sequel to Core Duo would have been The Two Coreys.

  4. Who's gonna buy the regular by Tweekster · · Score: 3, Funny

    model when the Extreme version is out.

    You may risk getting insulted at Best Buy: "Look at that loser buying the regular core duo, guess he cant handle the extreme."

    Oh you got served sucker.

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  5. Just wait for the next chip. by hal2814 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The successor to the "Core 2 Duo" will be the "Core 2 Duo: Championship Edition." Alas, folks will illegally mod the chip to the point that Intel releases its own "Core 2 Duo Turbo Hyper Fighting" modified chip to combat such modifications. Then they'll release "Super Core 2 Duo" but it'll bomb for the most part and it's home version will nearly bankrupt the company.

  6. Got to be some subtlety here by dilvish_the_damned · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know there has got to be a number of ways to make fun of these name choices. My problem is everything I come up with is obvious and pedantic
    I am guessing Intel had the same problem.

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  7. Re:Ugh! by thefirelane · · Score: 3, Funny
    Core 2 Duo? Talk about redundant and confusing naming...

    Wait until you see its sequel: The Core 2 Duo 2

  8. I read in a magazine by knn03 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I read in a science magazine that these names are 50% unoriginal and 50% lame.

  9. Re:Come on... by Tweekster · · Score: 3, Funny

    Because they dont want to name their product after a condom?

    But then again they would have the clear cut case of never crossing market segments becuase the people that are concerned about one will probably not have any use for the other.

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  10. Rejected alternat names by Billosaur · · Score: 4, Funny
    • Moe & Curly
    • Heckle & Jeckle
    • Tom & Jerry
    • Captain & Tenille
    • Brad & Angelina
    • Sonny & Cher
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  11. It could have been worse by jmichaelg · · Score: 3, Funny

    They could have named them Duo Core Venti and Duo Core Grande.