January 6 is the day and CES Las Vegas is the place where Intel’s Penryn-based notebook processors will roll out.
As reported by DailyTech, the Penryn notebooks, to be launched in January, will consist of the Core 2 Duo T8100, T8300, T9300, T9500 and Core 2 Xtreme X9000. Frequencies for the processor range from 2.1GHz on the T8100 on up to 2.8GHz on the X9000.
The new notebooks will drop the faster, cooler, more energy efficient Penryn processor inside the old Santa Rosa laptop design. New laptop architecture and support chips are not expected until the middle of the year when Penryn will sport Intel’s Montevina design.
New laptops expected to be announced include;
- Acer will launch no less than eight new Penryn-based notebooks in January ranging from the 12.1″ Aspire 2920 with a Core 2 Duo T8300 processor and 320GB HDD to the massive 20.1″ Aspire 9920G with a WXSGA+ screen resolution, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT GPU, Core 2 Duo T8100 processor and 500GB of storage space (250GB x 2). Acer also has a full range of notebooks in between with screen sizes of 14.1″, 15.4″ and 17.1″.
Fujitsu has two new Penryn notebooks. The first is the Amilo Pi 2550 which features a Core 2 Duo T8300 processor, 2GB of DDR2 memory, 15.4″ WXGA screen, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 GPU and a 240GB HDD. The second notebook is the Amilo Xi 2428 which ups the ante with a Core 2 Duo T9300, 2GB of DDR2 memory, 15.4″ WXGA screen, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS GPU and a 250GB HDD.
- Sony has five new VAIO models ranging from the 13.3″ VAIO SZ71XN/C to the 17.1″ VAIO AR61ZU. The VAIO SZ71XN/C comes up to bat with a T8100 processor, WXGA screen resolution, Intel GMA X3100 integrated graphics and a 200GB HDD. The VAIO AR61ZU commands your attention with a T8300 graphics processor, 3GB of DDR2 memory, WUXGA screen resolution, NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor, 500GB of storage space (250GB x 2) and a Blu-ray/DL DVD burner.
- HP/Compaq, will announce 6820s, 6720s, and 6520s laptops with Penryn chips and 17, 15.4, and 14.1 inches respectively.
- Lenovo ThinkPads with Penryn chips will include the 15.4-inch R61 with a Core 2 Duo T8100 (2.1 GHz) processor, 2GB DDR2 RAM, NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M graphics card (128MB), 160 hard drive, and DVD Super Multi DL. The T61 is a less-powerful machine with 1GB RAM, 120GB storage, and Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100.
- Toshiba’s include a Satellite X205 and U300 laptop. The Satellite X205 is a gaming laptop with Core 2 Duo T8100 and dual NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT (512MB) graphics. It also provides 3GB memory, WSXGA+ (1680 x 1050) TruBrite TFT LCD, 320GB 7200rpm hard drive, and dual layer DVD writer. The 13.3-inch Satellite U305 S2816 comes with Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 (2.1 GHz), 2GB RAM, Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) X3100, 250GB SATA storage, and DVD Super Multi DL.
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