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    Intel's quad-core i7-740QM and i7-840QM show up on Dell laptop menu

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by orijin, May 24, 2010.

  1. orijin

    orijin Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    This was taken from engadget - Intel's quad-core i7-740QM and i7-840QM show up on Dell laptop menu -- Engadget

    "Dell's propensity for dishing out new hardware without an announcement has struck again, though this time the company might have jumped the gun as not even Intel has yet officially acknowledged the existence of these Core i7 CPUs. The i7-740QM and its senior sibling are straight replacements for the i7-x20QM models: they retain the same cache and eight-threaded operational paradigm while jacking default and Turbo Boost clock speeds up to a maximum 3.2GHz single-core pace on the i7-840QM. Best of all? Dell's price for the 740QM is currently lower than that for its predecessor, so you might wanna order one up before somebody wakes up -- literally and figuratively -- over at Round Rock HQ."
     
    orijin, May 24, 2010
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  2. jubbing

    jubbing Notebook Deity

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    Yea just saw this. Looks interesting since neither company has officially said anything about it...
    Possible cancel's on order? Or the real deal?
     
    jubbing, May 24, 2010
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  3. stevebollinger

    stevebollinger Newbie

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    could these be the 32nm mobile quads I have been waiting for?
     
    stevebollinger, May 27, 2010
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    If they're 32nm will they still use the same socket type as the old models? I wonder if battery life is improved with 32nm...
     
    process, May 27, 2010
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  5. Intoxicate

    Intoxicate Notebook Evangelist

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    No !

    --> List of Future Intel Processors

    Unfortunately still 45nm, still 45W, but the same socket :(
     
    Intoxicate, May 28, 2010
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    I don't see them on the dell site at the minute...
     
    PlasmaBomb, Jun 4, 2010
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    dotrunghieu Notebook Consultant

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    me too, maybe they take it away.
     
    dotrunghieu, Jun 4, 2010
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  8. anushka

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    same thing done for i330 (replaced by i370) & i430 (replaced by i450).
     
    anushka, Jun 9, 2010
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