There are list various laptops that boasted by upcoming Intel Sandy Bridge processor, the Core i7-2630QM quad-core processor. These models will be presented at CES 2011 (January 6-9, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA).
The Sandy Bridge processor is part of Intel’s second-gen 32nm CPU family that using high dielectric constant (high-k) and metal-gate transistor (metal gate). It also integrated graphics controller that offers increased performance and new opportunities.
The exposed early Sandy Bridge-powered laptop is HP Pavilion dv7-5000ea, Acer Aspire AS7741G6426, Lenovo Y560P and Gateway LX.R9702.036.
Reportedly, HP Pavilion dv7-5000ea is a 17.3-inch laptop with 2GHz Core i7-2630QM processor, 4 GB of RAM, 640GB hard drive, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 6570 graphics accelerator, Blu-ray drive, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and card reader.
Acer Aspire AS7741G6426 is 17.3-inch notebook, while the Lenovo Y560P and Gateway LX.R9702.036 is 15.6-inch.
As remind, Intel will release the Sandy Bridge lineup including Core i3, i5, i7, and Pentium processor. The chips will have two or four cores, as well as their clock frequency range from 2.2 to 3.4 GHz.