Uh, we figured this whole
Penryn update thing was all taken care of by now, but for whatever reason, Dell has found it quite pleasing to roll out said chips to its machines on a one (or two) at a time basis. Just a day after the new processors landed in the Precision
M2300 and M4300 -- and merely two days since they crawled within the
M6300 -- the Round Rock powerhouse has seen fit to hook up the all-business Latitude D630 and D830. Effective immediately, interested consumers can snatch up one (or both, we 'spose) of the aforementioned machines with a 2.5GHz T9300 or 2.6GHz T9500, both of which include 6MB of L2 cache. Meanwhile, prospective M1530 buyers are becoming increasingly incensed at Dell's apparent negligence of their favorite machine.
[Thanks, Juha]
Read - Latitude D630
Read - Latitude D830
posted Feb 29th 2008 12:53PM
Where the hell are the E-Series? I want one!
i know what you mean man. i'd buy one RIGHT NOW!
but i have a feeling we're not going to see them until june. based on the specs (display port, e-sata, etc.), it sounds like it's going to be Montevina (aka Centrino 2).
Indeed. You know what, you drop a rumour of a desirable product with a picture and all, right smack in the middle of competitors' launch (Air, X300) and then a month+ later still nothing, not a peep. I want that thing NOW, does it exist or not? Either fess up or give up. If you're not ready to sell it in the near future then DON'T DROP FREAKIN' HINTS. I am getting seriously pissed off. Trying to steal thunder from competitors when you have nothing to show is something I won't tolerate in a manufacturer. If Dell doesn't come with some more details real soon then I'll NEVER buy a Dell, period.
The problem with the picture was that there were no ports... If everything is priced right and it's good performance I would totally get one.
Or I might just build my own computer for entertainment purposes and get an EEE to take around and do the usual IM and web browse. I don't know yet.
Where is Penryn au Canada?
If DELL keeps making computers that look like that, HP is going to remain #1 in computers.
I think Dell should take a lesson from Apple and offer more devices catering towards the ultrastylish crowd, but, not fall into the trap of overly compromising connections like the Macbook Air.
In a lot of ways, HP has already done that. Alot of the little fashion features on Apple's notebooks are on but the HP's manage to pack more features and look better - instead of simpler.
The precision and latitude laptops are supposed to be for business use, and are designed to look alright but still business oriented.
The Inspiron and XPS are the consumer laptops
Well I got a D830 and I didn't buy it for the looks.
I did buy it for the 1920x1200 15,4 inch screen and the 8 hour battery life it has with a D-bay battery fitted.
DELL generates enough excitement to equal that of going to the Dentist for a root canal.
Dell is like the space shuttle program...it's built by the lowest bidder.
They will keep releasing their products one at a time as long as Engadget will keep giving them free adverstinsg each time they make an annoucment.
I wonder hoe much Apple has made on Engadget?
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I wonder how much engadget has made off of apple?? Those posts attract a lot of traffic!
I am getting pretty incensed about the 1530 thats an accurate statement.
+1 - for real.
I'm pretty happy with my m1530. It's quick and light. Gets the job done.
come on kiddos, Latitudes aint about style. they dont even sell them in the "home" part of their site.
I'm rockin my Visual Studio here on the corporate lappy (D620) and a dose of the new chip would make me happy indeed. too bad the upgrade cycle around here takes years.
man i'm so sick of Engadget always posting Penryn news!
isn't there anything else going on? Engadget has a well-known Penryn bias.
:P
I am so sick of people posting "I am so sick of engadget posing ________. Isn't there anything better?"
Here's the thing... It's not like engadget is leaving stories out to make room for this one. If you don't like it, skip over it. Problem solved.
i was joking.
trying to make fun of the Apple-Haters out there who complain like this on a regular basis...
i was hoping the little tongue-sticking-out smiley might have been a clue. oh well.
The D630s are nice machines. Too bad the battery lasts 1 month past its warranty and is very expensive to replace. At least it was like that with our D620s. We have about 20 of them for our outside sales guys.
Dear Dell,
My money is earning bugger all interest in my bank account. It is yours for the taking. You can kiss me, tickle me, dust me up, truss me up.... But you aint getting a penny of it until
THE GET THAT DAMNED E SERIES OUT HERE.......!!!!!!!
Love,
Me
xxx
p.s I got a call from my girlfriend Helen Peters, ("HP" for the slow), she said that she would blow me with a $630 UMPC. I said I would phone her back shortly.
If you can't get get a "E" series to come sleep with me, then I am going to get it elsewhere. And don't be surprised if I don't catch something from her.
As much as I hate Dell.... Yay Penryn!
I'm surprised no one's said this yet...
Who the hell cares?
Penryn is nothing more than Core 2 with slightly improved microcode and more cache. Yes, it's 45 nm architecture. There are XPS 1730 and 1330 (source http://shop.it.ee )and some Precision's already available with Penryn, but there is no technical reason to enroll it to whole line of Dell notebooks.