Switching to Dell XPS Notebook with Penryn Processor

Now that Penryn processor based Dell XPS Notebooks are available, how would you switch to it? I felt, I did not lose much by opting for a Dell XPS notebook with Merom processor on Santa Rosa platform, especially in January 2008!

 

Having already purchased one recently with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, the answer is no. But, if I had not already bought one, I would definately get the Penryn processor with the XPS.

 

Nope, I won't be buying another laptop for quite some time. I'm extremely happy with my m1330!

 

Please cast your vote.

 

It doesn't really matter all that much. The jump to Penryn is just an incremental one. If you a T7XXX right now, there is no point to getting a Penryn. Same chipset, same memory speed. Depending on the Penryn chip you get, you could even have less L2 cache memory.

There really isn't much of a price differential either.

So if you don't have a laptop now, or are looking to upgrade now, get the Penryn by all means, but I would suggest the ones with 6MB of L2 cache.

 

It feels good that I didn't lose much by opting for a Dell XPS notebook with Merom processor on Santa Rosa platform, especially in January 2008!

 

Now that Penryn processor based Dell XPS Notebooks are available for purchase, how would you switch to it?

 

Those who are planning to swap existing Dell XPS Notebook's Merom Processor with Penryn Processor on Santa Rosa Platform, would you please tell us which Penryn Processor you are planning to use and why? I thank in advance for your time and effort.

 

Could you elaborate? I'm wondering why people have been going all nuts over the Penryns if they're not that great. Is it just a case of "it's new, therefore it's better and I want it!!!"? I'm asking because I don't know too much about the chips.

As for me, I have had to do a number of "return and reorders" in order to address my screen problems. If this drags out much longer (it's been two months so far), I'll have to consider the Penryns for the reorder.

 

How do I swap? Can I buy the penryn chip from a store or something?

 

Yes, you can directly purchase and swap with certain Penryn processors. Before you swap, you will have to update the BIOS firmware to support the Penryn processor.