http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/mobile/915_fam.htm
As expected, the chipset has all the goodies (PCIe, SATA, High Def Audio, DDR2). Curiously, there is a 915GMS, which is essentially a 915GM in a much smaller package (27x27mm instead of 40x37mm) specifically aimed at the extremely small notebook market.
Edit for reviews:
Digital Life on Acer tm8100
Adrian's Rojak Pot - 2 Sonoma systems
Extremetech: Sonoma + ATI Mobility X700
http://www20.tomshardware.com/...le/20050119/index.html
The THG was the most in-depth review I've seen so far. The one thing I found dissapointing was the fact that the Sonoma notebook tested got worse battery life than the original Centrino by about 20 minutes! The performance gains were pretty minimal as well (5% at most). And to top it off, notebook manufacturers might not even use all the Sonoma's nifty features like high definition audio and ExpressCard!
I think it may be until the next generation of notebooks that we see all of Sonoma's benefits (like SATA and ExpressCard) used.
None of the review sites have said anything about dynamic backlight control. Hmm...
As expected, the chipset has all the goodies (PCIe, SATA, High Def Audio, DDR2). Curiously, there is a 915GMS, which is essentially a 915GM in a much smaller package (27x27mm instead of 40x37mm) specifically aimed at the extremely small notebook market.
Edit for reviews:
Digital Life on Acer tm8100
Adrian's Rojak Pot - 2 Sonoma systems
Extremetech: Sonoma + ATI Mobility X700
http://www20.tomshardware.com/...le/20050119/index.html
The THG was the most in-depth review I've seen so far. The one thing I found dissapointing was the fact that the Sonoma notebook tested got worse battery life than the original Centrino by about 20 minutes! The performance gains were pretty minimal as well (5% at most). And to top it off, notebook manufacturers might not even use all the Sonoma's nifty features like high definition audio and ExpressCard!
I think it may be until the next generation of notebooks that we see all of Sonoma's benefits (like SATA and ExpressCard) used.
None of the review sites have said anything about dynamic backlight control. Hmm...