[citation][nom]back_by_demand[/nom]But think about it, it will be just like the upgrade from copper cable to fibre optic for the phone network, the benfits for reliability and speed with internet is huge. The cost pays for itself eventually you just need deep enough pockets to start the process.The UK has 75 million miles of copper cables, that's a lot of green.Also, like the guy above said they won't just flick a switch and the world has to move from silicone overnight costing a few trillion in the process, they will exist side by side with Deep Blue's replacement followed by Googles server farm , followed by Alienware PCs before hitting the crappy consumer PCs sold at Frys. It will be just another componant upgrade by the time it gets to you and me, or more likely, our grandkids.[/citation]
no, im looking at it from a more... intel prespective.
a few years back, i had a p4 530 prescot (i believe that was modle number, it was 3.0 or 3.2 ghz hyperthreaded) , and the core 2 used the same socket, however my motherboard couldn't handle a new cpu because of a 90 or 60nm i forget which to a 45nm
with a graphene, i believe they said that even if hey switched now, they would be in the 100+nm range, it would technically be a step backward, but would also be a step forward, because they can handle a 50ghz on air, or was it 250ghz... i forget. thinking of it that way, it may hit cellphones first, because it could arguably preform at desktop levels (ghz wise) with arm wattage.