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Dell veterans help me!
I haven't been following dell for a couple years because i wasn't in need of a new computer but, now that i am, i was wondering how dell usually initiates its new processors. I really want to get an m1210, but i don't know if i should wait for merom to be out later in august. I have to go to school august 28th, so it'd be cutting it close. Will dell just release the new processor into all of its notebooks at once, or is there a chance that the m1210 won't have it for another couple months? Also, will dell release a new notebook model to go along with this new processor? And finally, would dell will start taking orders for core 2 duo notebooks in early/mid august so the computers arrive late august, or do orders start late august?
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I think you should wait till the end of august.
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i doubt its going to be in notebooks for a few months. i know im not waiting. it'll be plenty expensive and only ~20% performance gain.it does however serve to drive down the prices of the present yonah chips :D
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What JetStar said.
Paladin from PowerNotebooks recently posted that he would be getting the chips the 28th I think and they would be available in his systems the first week of August. Doesn't affect you, except you can get a feel for the sticker-shock to expect.
Will dell just release the new processor into all of its notebooks at once, or is there a chance that the m1210 won't have it for another couple months?
Depends on how many of the chips Dell can get and what they have on the drawing board. I think the M1210 will eventually go to Merom since it is a drop-in replacement. How quickly that happens depends whether Dell has a Merom specific model to introduce, and whether they want to add it to the XPS 1710 or E1405/E1505 (or other models) first.
Power is really the main thing. C2D will use a lot less power than current CD's. My best guess is that it won't result in noticable system performance until they release games that are designed to take advantage of this sort of thing.
I wouldn't wait.
Power is important, but it's also cost and future-proofing. If you want to run 64-bit Vista and 64-bit apps, you will need C2D (not that this will be important for a couple of years). Yes, you could buy CD now and upgrade later, but then you are likely voiding the warranty, as well as buying both the CD and C2D processors.
FWIW.
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I haven't been following dell for a couple years because i wasn't in need of a new computer but,
You've waited this long; another month/month and a half won't kill you.
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thanks a lot guys, i think i'm just gonna wait... i dunno how much longer i can wait though. i'm starting to get obsessive about checking news.google.com and tech news sites for info
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okay, ill admit i was having a tough time convincing myself that i was gonna wait but this article helped me a bit and i hope it helps some others out there too
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index....23;fp;2;fpid;1
"Dell also plans to use the mobile version of the Core 2 Duo, "Merom," in its Precision, Latitude, Inspiron and XPS notebook lines by the end of August."
whether or not they are talking about the xps m1210 isn't certain, but i doubt they would leave it behind