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    The Day For Santa Rosa

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by choy, May 29, 2007.

  1. choy

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    great news thanks. Atleast we fnally have a date now
     
    mtor, May 29, 2007
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    I'll believe it when I see it. That's a LOT of changes...
     
    gohanssjn, May 29, 2007
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    I just found my next notebook. Lets just hope the Keyboard feels as good as my current IBM X30 notebook
     
    vengance_01, May 29, 2007
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    nice, ive been waiting for this since last nov, sucks that the date is still almost a month away. hope its true
     
    terryw, May 29, 2007
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    Excuse my ignorance, but presuambly these new changes won't be available on the cheapest version?
     
    primalcarl, May 29, 2007
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    Dells are fully customizable, the smaller size, led back-light, and media bay should be standard. there should be a number of santa rosa chips and video solutions to choose from...
     
    terryw, May 29, 2007
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  8. chuck232

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    It's also possible that they leave the Napa platform M1210s at the low-med end and then slot in a high end Santa Rosa M1210. This thing doesn't sound cheap.
     
    chuck232, May 29, 2007
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  9. FREN

    FREN Hi, I'm a PC. NBR Reviewer

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    When the XPS M1210 started selling, it was around $2500 for a well-equipped system.
     
    FREN, May 29, 2007
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    Hmmmm, I'm with gohanssjn here. Seems too good to be true.

    An anonamous tipster is rather vague. Furthermore I believe to have read some other anouncement that an asian company had just started shipping LED panels to Dell so they could introduce a LED notebook in 2008. We'll know soon enough though.

    Santa rosa, combined with LED would be a great boost to battery life. If these specs are true, I think sony will have trouble selling their SZ5
     
    Flying Dutchman, May 29, 2007
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    they probably will give it a new name like m1220 or m1250
     
    Rnewman612, May 29, 2007
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  12. FREN

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    M1215 would be the more probable choice if Dell keeps the MXXXX naming.
     
    FREN, May 29, 2007
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    good news

    still waiting for the new 1710
     
    cybersun, May 29, 2007
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  14. vengance_01

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    There was going a few notebooks with LED LCDs in 2007. I think these specs are true, but as other have said will cost some $$$$. I am looking for a small well equip notebook with 5 hours of battery and this rumored Santa Rosa refresh looks to be perfect. I have a 3GHZ Core 2 and 8800GTS Desktop thus I need something with some power and not a onboard gpu.
     
    vengance_01, May 29, 2007
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  15. Rnewman612

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    lol m1330 never thought it would have a bigger screen
     
    Rnewman612, Jun 7, 2007
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