Which CPU are we waiting for to get VM hypervisors in hw?

[Ted Roche]

It's time to start shopping for a new development laptop. I'm a big  
fan of big iron: the laptop is my primary workstation and I'd prefer  
to lug around a 4 kg machine than lack for power. I'm tempted both by  
the ThinkPad T60p and the MacBookPro. Both run Core Duo.  While I  
know these are capable of running VMs, I'm hearing that a next  
generation chip is going to have more capability in the chips to  
provide more powerful VMs. The technical details are beyond me, but  
my questions are simple enough: does anyone know what's the timeline  
on these new chips, and will their delivery in laptops make all that  
much perceivable difference or are the features more aimed at big  
iron (8-way and up) machines.

Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com