The "first-generation" Core chips followed several generations of Core and Core 2 processors, the branding Intel started using for its chips in the mid-2000s at the end of the Pentium 4 era.

We revisit our MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo tests to see how these revamped Intel-based laptops compare to the PowerPC machines that preceded them.

Pricing of the mobile chips was not available. Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme are based on Intel’s Core microarchitecture, which replaces the NetBurst architecture used in the Pentium 4.

Roll up, roll up: we put three laptops through their paces to see the differences between Intel's Core Duo and Core 2 Duo processors Rory Reid Sept. 8, 2006 2:18 a.m. PT 3 min read ...