Intel is readying Centrino “Montevina Plus”, an updated version of the existing Montevina laptop platform.
The new platform, expected to arrive in the second quarter of 2009, will include Penryn-based processors running as fast as 3GHz or more, and greater high definition multimedia capabilities. In addition, the Montevina Plus will include new ultra-low-voltage chips for inexpensive ultraportable laptops.
Montevina Plus is likely to be Intel’s most important update to its notebook platforms before the company starts shipping the new 32-nanometer Arrandale chips for laptops later this year.