Wilshire@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoIntel drops ‘i’ processor branding after 15 years, introduces ‘Ultra’ for higher-end chipswww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10
arrow-up16arrow-down1external-linkIntel drops ‘i’ processor branding after 15 years, introduces ‘Ultra’ for higher-end chipswww.engadget.comWilshire@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-square20dogs@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoBefore it was Intel Core i5 so it’s simpler than the old name
minus-squareMadMaurice@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoWell officially yes, but I don’t know anyone that consistently called it “Intel Core i5” instead of just “i5”. And I don’t see that happening with just “5”.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year ago“Which processor do you have?” “5” said nobody ever
minus-squareMadMaurice@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThat’s exactly the point I’m trying to make. “i5” as an answer would’ve made sense, but “5” doesn’t
Before it was Intel Core i5 so it’s simpler than the old name
Well officially yes, but I don’t know anyone that consistently called it “Intel Core i5” instead of just “i5”. And I don’t see that happening with just “5”.
“Which processor do you have?”
“5”
said nobody ever
That’s exactly the point I’m trying to make. “i5” as an answer would’ve made sense, but “5” doesn’t