Having gone through the world of television and also phones and tablets Today we will make a stop to focus on what lies 2012 in computers, laptops and computer world.
In this post we will discuss three aspects have great importance in 2012: new hardware, the impact of ultrabooks and what it will mean the arrival of Windows 8 to a more competitive market than ever.
More efficient and powerful hardware
We start talking about the point that personally I like: the hardware. If you are fans of the components of your PC will know that during 2012 is presented new generations of microprocessors and graphics cards In both cases changes in the manufacturing process leading to greater energy efficiency.
For example, the microprocessor will Ivy Bridge new 22-nanometer Intel, A significant jump from the current Sandy Bridge E. Be the first to use the 3D transistors 'Tri-Gate' that, having a smaller size, made a double function: higher performance with the same consumption and greater energy efficiency, not to mention the heat generated is also minimized.
While Ivy Bridge is the major release of Intel 2012 (starts to say that the start selling in April), Competence AMD seems to want to play in another league. The AMD FX, Such that once denominations Bulldozer Have not contributed enough to be worthy rivals of the Intel Core iX. For the time being little is known about his successors And AMD seems more focused on its excellent platform AMD Fusion (With new models these days) To fight for the most powerful processor market, where Intel wins by a landslide.
The place AMD know how to fight well is in graphics cards: the AMD 7970 was submitted a few days as a model for new generation the first 28-nanometer, Implementing a new architecture called Next Core Graphics and excellent performance, but at a price of 499 euros which, I must say, is quite high.
The AMD 7970 wanders alone in the market as NVidia is not and shall not be expected soon. It seems certain that not be a new generation in early 2012 and there are even rumors - unreliable in my point of view - that jump directly to the NVidia 700 Series. In any case, AMD still going strong in the market GPU during 2012 and stealing a small piece of the pie of the market to NVidia, although the latter products manufacturer have been excellent: solid if not in the NVidia GTX 560 TiFor me one of the best cards of 2011. Does your big catch? They arrived quite late and AMD came forward for many months.
Where NVidia itself is doing well in the field of mobile technology and tablets: NVidia Tegra 3 is an excellent platform with the Core Companion and a great performance. We know that Tegra 3 will appear with the Asus Eee Prime Transformer Pad, Although over 2012 sure we will see new devices that use it.
The netbooks dethrone ultrabooks
The ultrabooks as promoted by Intel have already started selling in the final stretch of 2011 (see Asus UX21 and Acer S3), Convincing in features but not in price: in excess of 800 euros, while excelling in performance and design. The netbooks or ultra are on the opposite side: power adjustable and designed generally coarse, but much more affordable price around 350 euros.
Two types of laptops very different but fight each other in 2012. The new ultra-mounted hardware as new Cedar Trail-M Atom or AMD FusionWill gain in memory RAM and thus also the operating system efficiency. We could say that the ultra pass from adolescence to adulthood, Which added a great marketing campaign will be on everyone's lips. Who from here you still prefer a netbook instead of a ultrabook? That's it.
This does not mean to not be a difficult year for netbooks: Intel itself in the presentation of the latest Atom has said it expects declines in sales of netbooks in Europe and several countries, partly because of the ultrabooks but also because of the attractiveness of the tablets.
The ultrabooks have precisely an important role in 2012Since virtually all major manufacturers will present their model, and even later this year will see a new generation platform. What they need most is correct a better priceAs with which it is falling people look more for your pocket for your laptop. How about a portable type Ultrabook for 600 euros? That is, in my view, the figure marked a before and after for these computers as long as they maintain a decent hardware.
Windows 8 and the revolution Microsoft
I do not forget the software, a world so necessary and important as the hardware: Windows 8 will arrive in 2012And although many would even Microsoft still dominates the market for operating systems at the household level.
The boys in Redmond know that something had to change. After the rapid reunion with Mac OS X, the advent of smartphones and new uses of technology in the home could say that it was best to start from scratch. Windows XP was a huge hit and marked a before and after. Windows Vista was a fiasco and Windows 7 is a good system, while retaining the essence and memories of previous versions.
Windows 8 seeks to innovate and revolutionize what did other Windows systems, Starting with Metro's new interface, Following the implementation of an application store and not forgetting that greatly improve performance from the current Windows 7.
Of course you also have to mention that Windows 8 tablets will as well as ARM computers. 2012 will be an important year for Microsoft.
Other new
Having already reviewed the most important thing is also necessary to mention that we have certain developments in various areas of technology landscape: USB 3.0, Thunderbolt, PCI Express 3.0 or 802.11ac are examples. They will come accompanied by their respective devices (accessories, peripherals, etc..) And in some cases eventually explode in 2012, while others will begin to stick your paw under the door. In the one case as in the other are the result of the evolution technology, which, fortunately for those we like, ever will not stop.
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