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    XPS 15 & i7 - nowhere available in Europe? Ôô

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by AX-Turbo, Feb 8, 2011.

  1. AX-Turbo

    AX-Turbo Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey,

    don´t matter if you look at Dell DE, AT, CH or UK - a XPS 15 with Core i7 isn´t available there? Knows anyone the reason? Had Intel allready stopped i7-7x0 production in favour of Sandy Bridge?
     
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  2. Cat in a Hat

    Cat in a Hat Notebook Consultant

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    Due to the Sandy Bridge fiasco, Dell most likely found itself short stocked on i7 processors [e.g. It assumed that the higher end models would be using Sandy Bridge, no Sandy Bridge = shortage] and so "pulled" the option for the i7 on the XPS 15 to protect the 17's production line.

    This is a theory.

    But a theory much like "The Theory of Evolution" is a theory.
     
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