Dell, Toshiba, Gateway, HP Sport Core i3 Laptops

While Intel's Pine Trail platform based netbooks are raining and looks like Intel Core mobile isn't going to rest either. We say this as Canadian online retailers listings new notebooks from Dell, Toshiba and Gateway sporting Intel Core i3-330M microprocessor were spotted. Dell Inspiron 15 is listed at Costco for $1,029 (Rs. 49,500 approx.), Toshiba Satellite L500 is listed for $800 (Rs. 38,400 approx.) and Gateway NV5905H for $730 (Rs. 35,000 approx.) at Future Shop. While HP's Pavilion dv6-2157sb notebook is listed for $865 (Rs. 41, 520 approx.) As per the listed dates, Dell Inspiron 15 would be available after mid-January while Toshiba and Gateway models would be available after January 8.

The three notebooks listed with new Intel Core i3-330M mobile processor indicates that the chip is going to be announced at the CES 2010 convention. Intel Core i3-330M microprocessor is clocked at 2.13GHz and has 3MB L2 cache. The Dell Inspiron 15 with 15.6-inch TFT glossy wide display and packs 4GB DDR2 RAM with 320GB HDD for storage. For graphics, Dell packs Intel GMA X4500HD graphics and will features 64-bit Windows 7 Home Premium.

Toshiba's Satellite L500 has 16-inch display, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB storage, Wi-Fi (b/g/n), 3 USB Ports, dual-layer supporting optical drive, integrated webcam-mic, and multimedia card reader. This Satellite model will sport Windows 7 Home Premium and for graphics it uses Intel Mobile HM55 Express chipset.