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    Penryn Release date

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by matt_h1, Jan 16, 2007.

  1. matt_h1

    matt_h1 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Hi, Im looking at buying a notebook around July, I read a post by another forum member saying penryn would be out in June, Is that correct? And do we have a definite release date for Santa Rosa yet?
     
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    Notebook Solutions Company Representative NBR Reviewer

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    First of all, you have 666 post (You are evil!) Joking :)

    Santa Rosa is coming Q1 or Q2 (early) 2007. It will be dual core and support DX 10. Penryn is coming Q3-Q4 2007. Definite realease dates are still unknown.

    Charlie :)
     
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    matt_h1 Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Ah thats what I originally thought, June seemed a little early for Penryn's release. Ill wait till July and see how far away it is from release, Hopefully by then Intel will have a definite release date.
     
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    AMD's Barcelona may be out around June/July/August...but Penryn will probably not hit OEMs until October at the earliest.
     
    ajfink, Jan 16, 2007
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    Zero The Random Guy

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    If your main tasks on the notebook are to word process, and surf the Internet, then the extra speed of Penryn won't really help. Even in games, which are milited by graphics cards, the processor matters less. A mid-range Centrino Pro processor will be more than enough for gaming, when the new DX10 cards come out, or at least the high end DX10 cards. However, Penryn will make the difference in tasks such as encoding and video editing, where the extra speed and a little more cache will come in handy. Penryn should also be a little cooler, since it will be built on a 45 nm process, but it probably won't be massively cool. If you need to buy a notebook this summer, then by all means buy one with the Centrino Pro package. Theres no need to wait 4 or 5 months longer for a processor that may help out, in terms of performance, a little bit more.

    Gilo, another processor coming out, will probably be more anticipated than Penryn. Gilo should be a quad core processor, but it will be built on a 65 nm process, so it may consume more power from the battery, but its performance will be good, when multi-threaded applications ar released.
     
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    Im more interested in Penryn for its battery saving features and its reduced heat output than the raw power, and if it comes down to waiting a few more weeks to get something for a near identical price I will go with that.
     
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