Penryn chips available in Dell Laptops, Australia!!

[harry0]

hey

my brother just ordered a Dell XPS M1330 laptop, and opted for the:

Free Upgrade to Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9300
Offer ends 7/02/2008

this is the Australia store.. http://dell.com.au/

me on the other hand, still waiting on a Penryn chip before I order my new MBP, this shows that there is certainly some hope for us!!

 

[Gunga Din]

hey

my brother just ordered a Dell XPS M1330 laptop, and opted for the:

Free Upgrade to Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9300
Offer ends 7/02/2008

this is the Australia store.. http://dell.com.au/

me on the other hand, still waiting on a Penryn chip before I order my new MBP, this shows that there is certainly some hope for us!!

And a huge price cut on the notebooks on the USA site. Holy cow, look at what i configured.

My Components
Tuxedo Black 1530 Model
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7700 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB, 4MB Cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD(1440x900) & 2MP Camera (you can upgrade this monitor for $50 to HiRez)
3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
Speed: 200GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor
Slot Load Blu -ray Disc (BD/DVD/CD read/write)
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition

Starting Price $2,768

Instant Savings $619

Subtotal $2,149

 

[Ryuukumori]

Not only that, but HP also did the same:

* – Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
* – Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
* – 17.0" WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)
* – 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* – 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
* – FREE Upgrade to HP Imprint Finish (Radiance) + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam + Microphone!!
* – Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection
* – 500GB 5400RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (250GB x 2)
* – Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer
* – No TV Tuner w/remote control
* – 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* – Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
* – HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope


$1,811.51 (With $500 off coupon online and estimated WA state tax)

DANG! All I can say is WOW! Much more power than a MBP, but Macs are better!!!

 

[Gunga Din]

Not only that, but HP also did the same:

* – Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
* – Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
* – 17.0" WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)
* – 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* – 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
* – FREE Upgrade to HP Imprint Finish (Radiance) + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam + Microphone!!
* – Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection
* – 500GB 5400RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (250GB x 2)
* – Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVD+/-R/RW Double Layer
* – No TV Tuner w/remote control
* – 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* – Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
* – HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope


$1,811.51 (With $500 off coupon online and estimated WA state tax)

DANG! All I can say is WOW! Much more power than a MBP, but Macs are better!!!

I'm still gonna get a MBP for my first Mac, hopefully it will be up to par. The PC market has upped the ante.

 

[harry0]

I'm still gonna get a MBP for my first Mac, hopefully it will be up to par. The PC market has upped the ante.

this will be my first mac too.

and i don't want to have my bro going **** my dell xps is faster than apple.. hes a mac hater.. whereas i have come to realise mac will be best for what my career lays ahead of me.. graphic design, animation, photography, digital media

come on apple, hurry up and get on top of these dell fanboys!!!!!!!

 

[vixapphire]

hopefully this means 2/5 there'll be some new updated mbp's on the apple line.

 

[MarlboroLite]

Yeah...my brother took advantage of that fully loaded M1330 deal last week...it was something like a $700 savings. I definitely got tempted before I bought my Macbook.