Transmeta Shows Speedy Efficeon Chip

[KingFish]

Transmeta is showing working samples of the latest version of its Efficeon processor at the Computex trade show in Taipei this week.

The 1.6-GHz version of the processor is scheduled to ship this July or August and will be followed with the release of at least one faster version of the chip before the end of the year, says Walter Sun, product marketing manager for Transmeta. The company's current fastest Efficeon processor runs at 1.2 GHz. In addition to operating at a higher clock speed, the new chip is also the first manufactured for the company by Fujitsu and using a 90 nanometer production process.
Source: PCWorld (http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,116359,00.asp)

[primesuspect]

Has anybody ever seen a device actually use a transmeta chip? I'd like to try one out....

[Gargoyle]

I've never used one, but I know they're pretty common in Tablet PCs. Wonder how fast they fold? :)

[Thrax]

They fold like ****.

[Geeky1]

I've used a thin client with one. Stupid Pac Bell Park locks the users out of everything, but I *tried* to get it folding... almost had it, too. But it wouldn't download the work units. I'll tell you what, though. It was slow even running only IE. But hey, I'm not complaining. It's better than actually having to watch the game...