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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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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