Dell is updating their XPS series with the newest processor range from Intel ,Intel Penryn.The 45 nm  processors will be available for customizations on the Dell site soon.Dell is moving towards Intel it seems, by removing AMD based notebooks from the online shop and shifting them to retailers.

The XPS M1330 can now be preordered with Core 2 Duo T9500 Processor which is based on Penryn and its clock speed is 2.6Ghz and 6 MB Cache.The other specifications are intact, like 2GB RAM, Intel X3100 Onboard integrated graphics and 120 GB HDD.

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Sony VAIO notebooks are now available with Intel Penryn  based mobo and processors.Intel Penryn is based on 45 nm architecture.As of now 3 notebooks are available with Penryn based CPU’s as upgrade options.

For Sony VAIO FZ4 , CR4 and SZ series of notebooks , you can choose between T8100, T8300, T9300, and T9500 CPU’s which offers you better battery life and operating speed than the previous 65 nm CPU’s.

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While Intel is busy unveiling their Silverthorne range of Low power processors designed mainly for UMPC’s in the ISSCC , they are also taking care of the High end Mobile platform processors.Intel is now getting ready to launch the X9000 Core 2 Extreme Edition Mobile Processor by this February end.

The Intel Core 2 Extreme Edition Processor is designed on the 45 nm architecture while the current fastest Extreme processor is based on 65 nm architecture.Intel is promising a certain performance increase than the baseline processor.Intel has optimised performance with HD related media on this processor by using Intel® HD Boost technology.

The X9000 is having a 6 MB shared L2 Cache and is running its FSB at 800 MHz.

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HP is going to announce about these 4 new lappy’s from them by tomorrow ( Tuesday .The press conference is scheduled to be on 18th.

The HP Pavilion DX6600 is mainly a family entertainment dedicated laptop while the DV2600 is a special edition Entertainment Notebook PC with an verve imprint finish.

Here are the specifications of HP Pavilions:).

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Intel will be starting the shipment of their new X38 chipsets by mid-September [ ie, this week ].The X38 is a highly anticipated chipset with support for PCi Express 2.0 and the dual PCie x16 graphics slots.

The Intel X38 chipsets will be having:

• 1333 MHz FSB
• DDR3 RAM at 1333 MHz
• PCi express 2.0 a.k.a PCie 2.0
• Dual PCi Express x16 graphics slots
• and an integrated core logic chipset with ISH , Integrated Heat Spreader technology which manages and dissipates heat efficiently

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The Santa Rosa platform based Tablet PC , Asus R1E was approved by FCC which means that it will be hitting the Asus Site in a few days.Asus R1E is a 13.3 inch convertible tablet PC can be used just like a normal laptop or else it can be folded into a tablet PC style.Its having Intel Core 2 Duo Processor [ T7500/ T7300 /T7100 ] under its hood.

Its not a ‘killer’ in looks but its small size surely helps.4GB of memory is the maximum RM it can possess while a 160 GB Hard drive is present.The on-board graphics , [tag] Intel [/tag] GMA X3100 is Vista Compatible , which is the OS shipped with the R1E.

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Intel briefly revealed a post with details about upcoming Xeon processors which are based on the upcoming Penryn based microprocessors.Intel hastily removed the post after sometime according to MacWorld.

The interesting fact about the post is that , the mentioned Intel Xeon processors are supposedly the successors of the Mac Pro Desktop chips.SO this new range of Xeon processors might mean that some Higher End Mac Pro desktops are going to be available soon.

Intel mentioned about [tag] Penryn [/tag] based Quad Core Xeon processors with clock speeds ranging from 2.0 GHz to 3.16 GHz.The new features which are notable decrease in the Thermal Design Power [ TDP ] , The Quad Core Xeon’s will be having a TDP of 80 Watts except the 3.16 Ghz [tag] Xeon [/tag] which is having 120 Watts TDP.The FSB of these Penryn Xeon’s is 1333 MHz and 12 MB of L2 cache will be featured.

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