HP has (very) quietly rolled out the latest update to Intel's mobile Core 2 Duo processor, named Penryn, into its Pavilion dv2700, dv6700, and dv9700 consumer-targeted notebooks.
Over at HPShopping.com, on the configuration screen, there is now an option for an Intel T9300 2.50GHz Core 2 Duo processor for these notebooks, reports Notebookreview. This particular option is from the new line of Penryn mobile processors, which offers a 6mb Level 2 cache, and a reported 10% performance increase over the older Santa Rosa chipsets.
HP is one of the first major manufacturers to add Penryn to its line of consumer notebooks -- most of the new processors have gone into mobile gaming rigs. Dell, notably, has not implemented the new processors in any of their models.
In the US, the cost of the upgrade to Penryn on HP's configurator is US$225 (now about A$255), which is fairly high for a 10% performance boost. But as the price of technology continues to fall, we should see more affordable Penryn options in the coming weeks and months.
Read: Notebookreview [source]
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