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    Montevina? Anyone? Bueller?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jtgoffe, Aug 22, 2008.

  1. jtgoffe

    jtgoffe Newbie

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    So there's been a lot of talk about the Intel Montevina chip but nobody seems to be offering it and it seems like the chip made the news months ago...WHAT GIVES??? I want to buy a Dell notebook asap, but want to wait for the Montevina!

    OUT!
     
    jtgoffe, Aug 22, 2008
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  2. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Everyone but Apple and Dell are offering montevina based laptops. Even then, Dell is offering it in their business line of Precision and Latitude models.
     
    talin, Aug 22, 2008
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    jtgoffe Newbie

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    But when will they hit the Studio and XPS versions?
     
    jtgoffe, Aug 22, 2008
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    gavinh Notebook Evangelist

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    Just for your information, Montevina isn't a chip. It's the codename for Centrino 2, Intel's new chipset+CPU+Wifi-card menage-a-trois.

    No one knows when Dell will start selling Centrino 2 consumer laptops. Late September possibly.
     
    gavinh, Aug 22, 2008
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