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Sep 16, 2022 · Intel will decommission its legendary Celeron and Pentium brands used for basic notebook CPUs. Instead, starting in 2023, they will be referred to as the rather humble "Intel Processor" name.
Sep 16, 2022 · Intel is finally ditching its Pentium branding. After 30 years, both Pentium and Celeron brands will be replaced with Intel Processor in 2023.
Sep 19, 2022 · September 19, 2022: After over 30 years of use, Intel has decided that it will discontinue the Pentium branding. Once a "flagship,” it has now become the go-to type for low-power computers in subsequent years, with Intel Core models replacing it in the highest echelon.
Sep 16, 2022 · Intel announced today that its laptop chips will shed the Pentium and Celeron branding beginning in Q1 of 2023, to be replaced by "Intel Processor." The word "Processor" has a capital P so that...
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By Darren Allan
published 16 September 2022
Intel simplifies things with low-end branding, although we have some points to raise here
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Intel is simplifying the branding for its lower-end CPUs for laptops, with the Pentium and Celeron brands to be retired as of the start of next year.
Our gut reaction is we’re not keen on the new brand name. We get that it’s meant to simplify things, as in what on earth does Pentium or Celeron mean anyway – especially to less tech-savvy folks – and what’s the difference between them? Fair enough to boil these brands down to one basic offering, then, but Intel Processor? We have a problem with that.
Namely (ahem) that it brings some confusion of its own.
“I’m going to buy a Window 11 laptop.”
“Cool. What processor has it got?”
“An Intel Processor.”
“Which one?”
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Sep 16, 2022 · Intel says it will "retire the Intel Pentium and Intel Celeron branding beginning in Q1 2023," and that the decision is meant to "sharpen its focus on its flagship brands" such as Intel Core, EVO...
Sep 16, 2022 · Intel just announced plans to retire Pentium and Celeron – two iconic CPU brands that first arrived back in the ’90s. While both longstanding labels will depart in Q1 2023, the tech giant says ...
