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
According to Intel trainings, the Athena code name is not supposed to be mentioned to customers. It will never be a household name.
For the first Year Intel did 26 designs and they are expecting 50.more this year. Haha, "no one" only in the fish mind.
Quote from: eeee on February 02, 2020, 07:10:19
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.
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
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