Turbo Memory for Desktop in Q1 2008
DIGITIMES reported that Intel delayed Turbo Memory for the desktop to “the end of 2007 or first quarter of 2008″.
TM was supposed to ship in the third quarter according to sources at motherboard makers. Intel, however, “reacted to reports claiming that its Turbo Memory (Robson) tech for desktops is delayed” (INQUIRER).
Rather, TM for the desktop was on schedule for a first quarter launch in 2008. True, the TM that was introduced with Santa Rosa Centrino is version 1.0. However, TM for the desktop is more complex because of RAID (Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks), which is why the desktop technology is being released later.
TM is NAND Flash on the motherboard. The technology can increase performance and save on battery (AnandTech).
