Digital Home Thoughts: Is That a Mobile Core i7-920XM in Your Pocket...

"Thus, when you see a 130W desktop-class Core i7 (Bloomfield) CPU shoehorned into a laptop, you don’t expect much in the way of battery life (to be fair, Thomas got nearly an hour out of Eurocom’s D900F). That’s like trying to get a V8 under the hood of a Prius—totally defeats the point, even if there is a small contingent of folks who can actually put that self-contained horsepower to use."

It had to happen eventually. While there are companies who are more than willing to stuff a desktop CPU into a laptop sized casing, Intel has finally made a Core i7 CPU designed specifically for the mobile market. As with most high-end, eats Prime95 for breakfast, processors, the resulting laptops tend to be more transportable, then mobile. Tom's Hardware got their hands on a Eurocom Cougar, which features the Core i7-920XM and predictably, the 920XM does best the Core 2 Extreme QX9300 it is being compared to. Still, if one can hold out for just a few more months, Tom's notes that the next generation, Arrandale, should provide comparable oomph with much better mobility. Having a 17" behemoth myself, I can honestly see that Arrandale will be the CPU to keep an eye out for. Anyone waiting for a laptop to sport this powerhouse, or does mobility win out in your mobile choices?