Thursday, March 30, 2006

Interchangeable notebook components

Intel wants to make laptops more accessible to users and would like to make devices more akin to their desktop counterparts. With the company's new <A HREF="http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=1454">Interchangeability Initiative,</A> components including the optical drive, LCD screen, battery, power adapter and keyboard would all be upgradeable and can be swapped between notebooks. Hard drives are already for the most part interchangeable as long as you decide on PATA or SATA. Intel is currently working with Asus, Compal and Quanta on development of 11 new notebook designs that will use the aforementioned interchangeable components. Intel expects to see the fruits of its labors within the next three to five years.

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