Dell and HP Core i5 Laptops Costs $649

Published on January 22, 2010 by Janet No Comments

Dell and HP introduced Intel Core i5 laptops . Fully loaded Core i5 laptops from Dell and Hewlett-Packard are available in the market at $649.

staples is selling a Dell 17-inch system with the Core i5 430M for $649. The Dell system is regularly $799. The $150 discount (which is “instant savings”–not a rebate) ends later this week, according to a sales representative who said prices will go up again at the close of business on Saturday.

Dell Insprion 17.3″ Laptop at Staples:

* Operating system: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
* Processor: Intel Core i5 430M processor (2.26GHz)
* Memory: 4GB
* Optical drive: 8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive
* Dislpay: 17.3″ HD+ WLED display
* Hard disk drive: 320GB hard drive
* Price: $649 (this week only)

Staples is also offering a 14-inch HP DV4-2170 laptop for $649 with the same Core i5 processor, 4GB of memory, a 320GB hard disk drive, and Windows Home Premium 64-bit. Staples lists the system at a regular price of $809.98 with $110 of “instant savings” and a $50 rebate, which brings the price to $649.

Intel’s Core i5 mobile processor, based on the latest “Nehalem” chip architecture, was just rolled out at the beginning of this month. Typically, laptops built around new Intel mainstream mobile processors are priced at least a couple of hundred dollars above the prices Staples is listing.

Core i5 processors feature a new technology, This is called Turbo Boost. For example, a 2.26GHz Intel Core i5-430M processor is automatically overclocked to 2.53GHz.

Source: News.cnet.com

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