http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/noteboook used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/pc_maker_takes_preorders_unreleased_intel_quadcore_laptop_chip <!--paging_filter--><p>Back in April, Australian PC maker Pioneer Computers <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/11/Centrino-2-processor-details-leaked-by-PC-maker_1.html">leaked details</a> on the processors Intel will use in its Centrino 2 mobile platform, and now the Aussies are <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/11/PC_maker_takes_preorders_for_quadcore_Intel_laptop_chip_1.html">back at it again</a>. This time, Pioneer Computers is taking preorders for laptops built using unreleased quad-core mobile processors from Intel, claiming the CPUs will be available within one to two weeks. <p>The upgrade doesn't come cheap, with Pioneer Computers charging $1,390USD to boost its <a href="http://www.pioneercomputers.com.au/products/configure.asp?c1=3&amp;c2=13&amp;id=2484">DreamBook Style 9008</a> laptop from a Core 2 Duo P8400 to a Core 2 Extreme QX9300. The upgrade alone more than doubles the cost of the laptop in its default configuration - ouch!</p> <p>Intel hasn't yet listed the QX9300 on its most recent price list, but the high end part will pack four cores clocked at 2.53GHz each, along with a beefy 12MB of on-chip cache, according to Pioneer.</p> <p>Intel declined to comment, as it does with all &quot;unannounced products,&quot; but that doesn't mean you can't. Would you be willing to double up the cost of your notebook for twice as many cores and more cache? </p> <p align="center"><img src="/files/u69/PioneerComputers.png" width="415" height="266" /></p> <p><span style="font-size: xx-small">Image Credit: Pioneer Computers </span></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/pc_maker_takes_preorders_unreleased_intel_quadcore_laptop_chip#comments News build a rig hardware intel laptop mobile noteboook pc preorder quad-core Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:15:39 -0500 Paul Lilly 2733 at http://www.maximumpc.com