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There’s a richer Internet out there. Get the most out of it with a new PC.
With a new PC, you’ll enjoy faster performance, effortless multitasking and a dramatic increase in your productivity.
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Your computer keeps you productive, entertained, and informed, but if you’re using a PC that's even just three years old, your investment isn't as rewarding as it could be. Today's desktops and laptops offer greater performance, quality, and reliability than ever before. There's no reason to wait to get your perfect new PC. And if it’s running Windows 7*, the power of an Intel® Core™ processor will help you get more out of it.
More performance, less waiting, sleek designs. Now is the time for a new, faster PC.
In 2009 you can choose among processors that enable a variety of benefits such as...
Performance
Experience better than 2X faster performance‡
Internet
Explore the Internet at greater speeds and access high-definition content
Photos and Videos
Prepare photos and convert video for upload more than 3X faster‡
Music
Rip music for your iPod up to 3X faster‡
Style Choices
Intel® technology gives you the performance you need in the design you desire
Time Savings: Then vs. Now
| Activity | 2005 | Today | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Encode a 30-minute HD video clip on a desktop‡ | 4 hours, 25 minutes | 1 hour, 13 minutes |
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Convert one song to MP3 format on a laptop‡ | 3 minutes, 55 seconds | 1 minute, 34 seconds |
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Convert 29 high-resolution photos into a video slide show on a laptop‡ | 12 minutes, 41 seconds | 4 minutes, 5 seconds |
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Correct and enhance 103 jpeg images for upload to Facebook* on a desktop‡ | 4 minutes, 49 seconds | 2 minutes, 19 seconds |
The good news: value and variety are in.
With so many choices and options available, the perfect PC to fit your budget is just an upgrade away! You’ll find Intel inside all the best computers.
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‡1 Performance and multitasking measured using SysMark* 2007. Test were run on a range of 2009 Intel®-based laptops and desktops compared to a 2005 Intel® Pentium® M-based laptop and a 2005 Intel® Pentium®-based desktop. Actual system performance may vary, please see http://www.intel.com/performance/ for more information.
‡2 Performance measured using our standard suite of software workload testing across various applications and digital media usages. Test were run on a range of 2009 Intel®-based laptops and desktops compared to a 2005 Intel® Pentium® M-based laptop and a 2005 Intel® Pentium®-based desktop. Actual system performance may vary, please see http://www.intel.com/performance/resources/ for more information.
‡3 SEG 146 extrapolated TMPGEncXPress4.4.Vista. TMPGEnc* Xpress* 4.4 - HD Video Encode - Time to encode a 30 min Variable Bit Rate HD video clip into an HDV MPEG2 clip (minutes). The output is an HDV format MPEG file with 1440x1080 resolution.
‡4 SEG0148. Time needed to convert (rip) a song into .mp3 file. Workload for iTunes* 7.4.3 measures the time needed to convert a 634.746KB wav file to an mp3 with 160kbps bit rate. P4P Number of songs in 5 minutes = 18
‡5 SEG0158. Time to convert 29 high res jpeg photos into an mpeg2 DVD quality 3min/9 second slideshow video file using Photodex Pro Show Gold* 3.2. The workload takes 29 high resolution jpeg photos and converts them to an mpeg2 DVD quality slideshow video file. The photos are in 3872x2592 resolution and total about 170MB. The output slideshow file is about 3min and 9 seconds. ProShow Gold allows the user to combine photos, videos and music to create spectacular slide shows. The software provides the capability to share memories with friends and family on DVD, PC, and the Web. ProShow Gold brings still photos to life by adding motion effects like pan, zoom, and rotate.
‡6 SEG 0156 Adobe Photoshop* Elements - Auto smart fix feature to correct and enhance 103 jpeg images.