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    m1330 and Penryn

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Wigster, Jan 9, 2008.

  1. Wigster

    Wigster Notebook Guru

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    I am about to buy an m1330 and I am trying to decide whether to avail myself of the deal on offer right now or to wait until it becomes clearer what the Penryn-related update will consist of.

    Are there any news on whether the update will just be a change of CPU or whether there will be more? As far as I am concerned, Penryn is not worth $600 extra, which is what the special offer is, but something like gigabit LAN or higher resolution panels may make me rethink that.

    How does Dell normally do this: will they announce the new versions officially before the deals have expired, or will they only do so on the day?
     
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  2. Khris

    Khris Yes I am better than you!

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    I can't see Dell announcing anything while there are current deals on. Dell wants to sell laptops, so announcing something new will potentially make people hold out buying.
     
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    But then there are people who are holding out because they know that deals mean they are trying to get rid of stock.
     
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    i have the same prob only im trying to get the 1530
     
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    again i dont think its worth waiting either penryn imo is not worth 600 i'd rather upgrade to a 2.6 ghz for just 245 more and be done with it
     
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    oh and one more thing. I've heard penryn will be compatible with current motherboards. I am not sure how true that is but can someone please confirm this? Hence buy it with the deal and upgrade maybe 2 years later when u need to
     
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    Someone on this forum has a Penryn in his M1330 right now, I forget where I saw it but he's got a screen shot of the BIOS showing Penryn T9500, which means that yes, Penryn will work on some current mobos
     
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    kozzney, Jan 9, 2008
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