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    The OFFICIAL Montevina / Centrino 2 Thread

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by shaba230, May 18, 2008.

  1. MexicanSnake

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    If they keep those delays they will end up releasing montevina the next year!!!!

    First they said May then June then July then ????.
     
    MexicanSnake, Jul 14, 2008
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  2. sefk

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    They will skip montevina. :p
     
    sefk, Jul 14, 2008
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  3. Forte

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    Actually the limited version of Montevina comes out in July, the fully fledged one comes out in August. I dont think that counts as a delay though since technically they are still releasing a version of Montevina in July.
     
    Forte, Jul 14, 2008
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  4. MexicanSnake

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    Lol they will skip Montevina...

    Nooo they said July 14, I saw that at engadget and many other important sites... But you are right they also said August for the complete platform (Wimax , ddr3 and the wireless Echo peak). They just said August...
     
    MexicanSnake, Jul 14, 2008
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    Oh god! I can NOT take this waiting any longer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    sonoritygenius, Jul 14, 2008
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  6. ImpX

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    I just used 25% off xps coupon on dell website, it says
    "Save 25% on this XPS laptop!
    Expires Wednesday, July 23, 2008"

    So we might be waiting little longer ;-)
     
    ImpX, Jul 14, 2008
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  7. sonoritygenius

    sonoritygenius Goddess of Laptops

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    July 23rd?!!!!

    they must have REALLY have their inventory FULL of XPS' that it will take THAT long to clear before they can introduce any new updates !!!!

    You're evilllllll imp for pointing that out to me !! lmao now I am ready to pull the trigger on the M1330!!!!!
     
    sonoritygenius, Jul 14, 2008
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  8. ImpX

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    I did not want to be evil since my first pos :-X...

    But in my opinion that the coupons end 23rd july does not necessery means that Dell will release their new xps line, so do not take that thay'll do as a fact.
     
    ImpX, Jul 14, 2008
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  9. Wolfpup

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    No, but the timing seems solid, since it's a week or so delay after the new chipset's launch.

    I'm really not that interested in the new chipset-I'd just like better GPUs and LED backlight options on more systems (particularly on the 1730 or it's successor).
     
    Wolfpup, Jul 14, 2008
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    sefk, Jul 14, 2008
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    thatdaveguy, Jul 14, 2008
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    sefk, Jul 14, 2008
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    i dont see any refreshed m1530.
     
    thatdaveguy, Jul 14, 2008
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    Yeah I know. Got PWNED badly xD.
     
    sefk, Jul 14, 2008
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    It just says the M1530 "now" comes with Penryn processor - nothing new..

    I want the Centrino 2 OUT now! NOW! now!
     
    sonoritygenius, Jul 14, 2008
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  16. MexicanSnake

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    I saw somewhere today that a guy spoted a new gen montevina toshiba gaming laptop at his local bestbuy.
     
    MexicanSnake, Jul 14, 2008
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    Okay, SONY's beating Dell?!? What the heck? Well, if Sony releases something with Blu Ray, a replaceable hard drive, a decent GPU, and an LED backlight... I do like Sony's stuff as far as that goes.
     
    Wolfpup, Jul 14, 2008
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  18. ElectricTool

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    Where the hell is Intel's own announcement? The new Sony VAIOs just got official - Centrino 2 and available late July/early August.
     
    ElectricTool, Jul 14, 2008
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    Did Sony officially announce anything yet? That page still says 8pm Central...which was 35 minutes ago.
     
    Wolfpup, Jul 14, 2008
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    ElectricTool, Jul 14, 2008
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    Yeah I hit up their site at around 9:15 EST and nothing yet, so I went to Engadget where they had already posted about them.
     
    atbnet, Jul 14, 2008
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  22. sefk

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    Their NDA ended at 9:00. :p
     
    sefk, Jul 14, 2008
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  23. ElectricTool

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    Yeah that first post about the new VAIOs was posted at exactly 9PM ET. :p
     
    ElectricTool, Jul 14, 2008
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    dondadah88, Jul 14, 2008
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    That's the Canadian site. The M1730 has started at $1999 for a few weeks now.
     
    atbnet, Jul 14, 2008
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  26. ElectricTool

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    Also, the Dell USA site still has all the processor options, i.e., T8300, T9300, T9500, etc. with no difference in prices.
     
    ElectricTool, Jul 14, 2008
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  27. TheBossMan

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    Dell is offering $700 off their M1530s. My bet is that we see some changes in the XPS very soon. The offer has no experiation but has a notice saying "Limited Time Offer"...
     
    TheBossMan, Jul 14, 2008
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  28. dondadah88

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    when did u check
    the dell m1730 droped the all the cpu's except the t9300 abd x9000
    http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=ca&CS=cadhs1&l=en&OC=N17302V_F_1E
    and alot of parts and now being included in the price and is droped
    edit: guess it is the canadain site sorry

    i'm buying mine in c.a then here's the u.s. site no changes
    http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DYCWM90&s=dhs
     
    dondadah88, Jul 14, 2008
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  29. ElectricTool

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    @TheBossMan: They've had those deals before as well although it looks like they're allowing greater flexibility in components this time around.

    @dondadah: Your link leads to a Dell Canada page, not Dell USA.
     
    ElectricTool, Jul 14, 2008
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  30. dondadah88

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    yep i just found out

    i'm on hp's dell's sagers' sony's toshiba's blackhawks' and asus webiste
    and some about 3 different threads of this forum talking about it
    it's really taking long
    edit: forgot aleainware
     
    dondadah88, Jul 14, 2008
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  31. ElectricTool

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    ElectricTool, Jul 14, 2008
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    can wimax be purchased and be added on the express card cause i'm gettin the xps with the new cpu and i really dont want to wait for the intel to innclud something that they should of
     
    dondadah88, Jul 14, 2008
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    @ ElectricTool: Yea now that I think about it you are right. They have had those low of deals before, but you are also right when you noticed that are offering more. They have had these going for like a month now at least, do you really think they are going to go too much longer on the same super savings? A refresh or something has got be soon...
     
    TheBossMan, Jul 14, 2008
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    Has anyone notice you now can get 2.4ghz and more as a configuration on the basic XPS m1530... or is this old.
     
    graycolor, Jul 14, 2008
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    You can probably just swap out the wireless card when it gets here.
     
    atbnet, Jul 14, 2008
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  36. dondadah88

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    sooooooooooooo true i feel stupid
     
    dondadah88, Jul 14, 2008
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  37. dondadah88

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    "this is the longest 30 secs of my life" From Deathnote.
     
    dondadah88, Jul 15, 2008
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  38. SpeedyMods

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    From the sounds of that article, this is the full release - Intel graphics and all.

    Awesome.
     
    SpeedyMods, Jul 15, 2008
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  39. arklogic

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    ^
    so new integrated graphics will be available without another wait?
     
    arklogic, Jul 15, 2008
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  40. thatdaveguy

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    Theoretically, yes.
     
    thatdaveguy, Jul 15, 2008
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    Yea, I thought the chipsets with integrated graphics were delays further, but it doesn't look that way. The x200 review on the main page has the x4500.
     
    natebsi, Jul 15, 2008
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    Holy CRAP $1549 for this beast Toshiba?!?1 I can only hope!!!

    http://www.businesswire.com/portal/...d=news_view&newsId=20080714005299&newsLang=en

    Qosmio X305-Q701 Unique Specifications (MSRP $1,549.99(1))
    --

    OS selection at first boot:

    --

    Genuine Windows Vista(R) Home Premium (SP1, 64-bit(6) version) (default)



    -- Genuine Windows Vista(R) Home Premium (SP1, 32-bit version)
    -- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor P7350(3)
    -- 4096MB PC3-8500 DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM(4)
    --

    200GB (7200 RPM) Serial ATA HDD(5)

    -- DVD SuperMulti (+/- double layer) with Labelflash(TM) drive
    -- NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 9700M(2) GTS with 512MB GDDR3 discrete graphics memory
    -- Intel(R) Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN (802.11a/g/n)(7)
    -- Bluetooth(R) version 2.1 + EDR


    or

    Qosmio F55-Q502 Unique Specifications (MSRP $1,399.99(5))
    -- OS selection at first boot:
    -- Genuine Windows Vista(R) Home Premium (SP1, 32-bit version) (default)
    -- Genuine Windows Vista(R) Home Premium (SP1, 64-bit(4) version)
    -- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor P7350(6)
    -- 3072MB PC-6400 DDR2 SDRAM(7)
    -- 320GB (5400 RPM) Serial-ATA HDD(8)
    --

    DVD SuperMulti (+/-double layer) with Labelflash(TM) drive
    -- NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 9700M GTS with 512MB GDDR3 discrete graphics(2) memory
    -- Atheros(R) (802.11 b/g/n)(9)
    -- Built-in GPS(1) ready
     
    thatdaveguy, Jul 15, 2008
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  43. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    ya, but its a 17", probably like 7pounds+

    though built in GPS(bluetooth GPS for other laptops i guess) and a nvidia 9700 graphics card looks nice
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 15, 2008
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    paper_wastage, Jul 15, 2008
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    So are they any companies that have Centrino 2 available to order now?
     
    jpzsports, Jul 15, 2008
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  47. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    pre-order Sony Z series
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 15, 2008
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    Very, very, very old.

    They've offered $700 for ages, and it's only on a configuration that's loaded with hundreds of dollars of junk. It's a worse deal than others they're doing right now.
     
    Wolfpup, Jul 15, 2008
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    ^^^
    Doesn't matter how long they have been offering $700 and how much junk they put in them because I couldn't care less. I have been waiting so long for Dell to release these processors and some new video cards in their XPS for quite some time now, and my point I was trying to bring up was that I personally believe Dell is planning something big soon because they can't go another month of selling XPS laptops at $700 off because if they do they will surely miss out on a whole lot of Dell customers that moved on because Dell didn't do anything with the new processors and video cards.
     
    TheBossMan, Jul 15, 2008
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