No one seems to really care about Intel Project Athena

[Redaktion]

Project Athena was supposed to usher in the next generation of Intel-powered Ultrabooks with Thunderbolt 3, super-long runtimes, and even thinner designs. But in reality, Athena is barely on anyone's radar as even OEMs seem to be avoiding the term in their advertisements.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/No-one-seems-to-really-care-about-Intel-Project-Athena.452810.0.html

[eeee]

According to Intel trainings, the Athena code name is not supposed to be mentioned to customers.  It will never be a household name.

[IntelAthena#1]

For the first Year Intel did 26 designs and they are expecting 50.more this year. Haha, "no one" only in the fish mind.

[S.Yu]

According to Intel trainings, the Athena code name is not supposed to be mentioned to customers.  It will never be a household name.

That makes sense, it was a weird name to begin with.

[xpclient]

The things I want in an ultrabook are:

- Efficient cooling even if it is superthin and superlight. No CPU throttling or high temperatures (does Athena cover this?)
- NVMe and Thunderbolt 3 x4 lane
- Dedicated Touchpad Buttons (clickpads are a usability joke)
- Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 with LE audio
- Below 1 kg (up to 2.2 lbs)
- 16 GB RAM for now
- 16:10 display is bonus

I am sure Athena isn't inclusive of some of my *particular* criteria. Everyone has his preferences for operation. So nobody cares about that certification

[Hay]

My guess. The major manufacterers know that only a handful of their laptops will get the Athena certification. The rest will not have that "quality seal". So, overall, better to keep consumers in the dark