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    Intel Xeon processor packing laptops to arrive this autumn

    "For the professional who needs workstation class capabilities in a portable device."
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    Re: Intel Xeon processor packing laptops to arrive this autumn

    So laptops with ECC RAM? Is there anything else Xeon will give?

    And does this mean we will see Xeons with IGPs?
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    Re: Intel Xeon processor packing laptops to arrive this autumn

    From Sandy Bridge on there have been an increasing number of E3 Xeons with IGP.

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    Re: Intel Xeon processor packing laptops to arrive this autumn

    More like a portable desktop than something you'd use on your lap. There is def a market for 8 core 16 thread portable workstations tho..

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    Re: Intel Xeon processor packing laptops to arrive this autumn

    Quote Originally Posted by shaithis View Post
    So laptops with ECC RAM? Is there anything else Xeon will give?

    And does this mean we will see Xeons with IGPs?
    Initially it appears they will just be 4C/8T IGP equipped Skylake laptops with ECC and management functions enabled, but once you have the mobile Xeon brand out there it's not hard to imagine pairing a 45w 8-core Xeon-D successor with a dedicated professional graphics card for higher performance/less portable applications.

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    Re: Intel Xeon processor packing laptops to arrive this autumn

    Quote Originally Posted by shaithis View Post
    So laptops with ECC RAM? Is there anything else Xeon will give?

    And does this mean we will see Xeons with IGPs?
    I wouldn't be surprised if this is just a rebrand of the iris pro gpu based cpu's to clearly define them as 'professional' mobile cpu's.

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    Re: Intel Xeon processor packing laptops to arrive this autumn

    What is the point of Thunderbolt 3 when Windows (even Windows 10) doesn't support it? I read a post by one of the Windows 10 devs where he mentioned that MS is not convinced of the longevity of TB and so are holding off supporting it.

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    Re: Intel Xeon processor packing laptops to arrive this autumn

    The Thunderbolt 3 controller is also Intel's USB 3.1 controller, so even if the world at large doesn't buy into the advantages of Thunderbolt as a unified connector it'll still serve a purpose.

    And by making Thunderbolt 3 a requirement it ensures that there is a potential market for Thunderbolt 3 peripherals, so should help encourage their development, which in turn makes the standard more attractive.

    It would surprise me if Intel doesn't push Thunderbolt 3 as part of a new Ultrabook/Centrino platform with the consumer Skylake as well, to get ubiquity for the standard.

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    Re: Intel Xeon processor packing laptops to arrive this autumn

    Quote Originally Posted by SiliconAudio View Post
    What is the point of Thunderbolt 3 when Windows (even Windows 10) doesn't support it? I read a post by one of the Windows 10 devs where he mentioned that MS is not convinced of the longevity of TB and so are holding off supporting it.
    Windows doesn't need to support it, just like it didn't support USB 3.0, yet people would have complained if manufacturers had left it off of boards.
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    Re: Intel Xeon processor packing laptops to arrive this autumn

    Quote Originally Posted by SiliconAudio View Post
    What is the point of Thunderbolt 3
    I could use it to connect up an 'external gpu render box' which only needed to be turned on when I need it rather than having them all installed in the pc etc, it could even just be used as another way to increase the number of gpu's available without needing another pc. GPU rendering doesn't need extra cpu's because it's not using them and more gpu's mean quicker rendering (generally).

    Also last time I checked, windows did support thunderbolt with drivers but it didn't support it's main features like hot swap etc, so it was literally like the external device was plugged in to an internal socket and couldn't be removed without turning off the pc.

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    Re: Intel Xeon processor packing laptops to arrive this autumn

    And it begins.

    And for what's inside, the price is not out of the realms of reasonable, although I have to question whether that 2k price tag comes close to including the 64gb of DDR4 ECC memory. Especially considering the same amount of DDR3 is going for over $500 through NewEgg...

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    Re: Intel Xeon processor packing laptops to arrive this autumn

    Quote Originally Posted by GuidoLS View Post
    And it begins.

    And for what's inside, the price is not out of the realms of reasonable, although I have to question whether that 2k price tag comes close to including the 64gb of DDR4 ECC memory. Especially considering the same amount of DDR3 is going for over $500 through NewEgg...
    generally speaking adding in a quadro can add around $500 on it's own, well it did when the dell xps15/m3800 came out, same chassis and hardware except for the gpu's being gtx750 versus quadro k1100.. both gpu's are basically 'the same'.

    I'm still sticking with it likely just being a rebrand of the iris pro based cpu's

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