Intel updates notebook CPU line
Intel updated their notebook CPUs on June 20th with a couple new models and prices. XM is the Extreme Edition. QM is the normal quadcore. UM is ultra mobile. Plain M is dual.
There will be a price drop on the i7-640UM in July and new dualcore i7-680UM, i7-660LM, and i5-560UM in September. The low-end line will be getting a Celeron P4600 model and 45nm Pentium T3500. The P4500 will be phased out and the Pentium T3300 will drop to $80 from $86. Netbooks will gain a dual-core 1.5Ghz Atom N550 model in Q3 for$86.
| Launched June 20th | |
| Model | Price($US) |
| i7-940XM 2.13Ghz | $1,054 |
| i7-840QM 1.86Ghz | $546 |
| i7-740QM 1.73Ghz | $364 |
| i7-660UM 1.33Ghz | $305 |
| i5-540UM 1.2Ghz | $241 |
| Launching Soon | |
| i7-640M | $332 |
| i5-580M | $257 |
| i5-560M | $225 |
| Coming in September | |
| Celeron P4600 | $86 |
| Pentium T3500 45NM | $80 |