Lenovo Thinkpad t61p - Penryn?

I did a quick search of the forums and didn't see a thread devoted to this. However, it is possible I missed it, so forgive me if I'm repeating something that has a thread of its own. Now...

I am ready and willing to purchase a t61p. It looks to be an awesome laptop that has everything I want. Namely I can get it in a 14" size, with a non-glossy screen, and with a graphics card that can handle most of my programs as well as allowing me to play games casually.

However, the Penryn Processors for notebooks were released at CES around Jan 6, 2008. Some other laptop companies already have these in their line-ups, and I'm waiting for Lenovo to get on ball.

Is there any information available on when the new processors will be available in the t61p? I'd even appreciate rumors, but concrete information is always preferred. I'm in the US if that makes a difference.

I also heard that these processors were briefly available but that the option was removed from the website. It seemed to not be a huge price difference, which makes me all the more willing to wait... provided the wait isn't too terribly long.

Thanks,
CT

 

I would give it a week or two I think that is when most companies will begin to use them.

 

Well, see, it's already been a few weeks. Which is why I'm wondering how much longer it will be!

I do hope you're right though and it won't be much longer. Hopefully the prices won't be too bad either.

Cheers

 

i heard there are delays on Penryns because of some flaw in the processor, i heard their delayed until the end of February (or at least supply will be very tight, so expect delays on shipping)

i cant source this as i forgot where i read this

 

Is there anywhere or anyway I can e-mail or chat with Lenovo and actually ask them? If so, would it even be worth it? Seems they might not answer.

 

well do you expect them to say something like "yea order your laptop now but we'll just delay the shipping on it for 3 weeks without telling you anything"? their not going to tell you if their having supply shortages, they'll just delay your order, just wait until end of february then order, but then you might as well wait until May and get Montevina -_-