Sandybridge lead times

[laserbeam]

Hi All,
I'm not normally one for starting or indulging in speculative threads I may be starting one here. So apologies in advance to those that don't appreciate that kind of thing. I can't help it.

Anyway, I'm mulling over whether to wait for sandybridge laptops and motherboards to appear before buying a new laptop. As the architecture is significantly overhauled I see the impact on the mobile platform being quite significant and very positive.

However, what I'm unsure of is two things:

- The expected lead time between the CPU's release in Jan and it appearing in notebooks from the likes of Dell and HP.
- The lead time between the new processor appearing in US laptops and then appearing in the UK where I live. As UK costumers seem to get the thin end of the service (and price) wedge from most companies this is a real concern to me.


Regards,
Dave

 

[AthlonXP]

CES 2011 is probably when this going to come out.

 

[laserbeam]

So are you saying that notebooks fom Dell and HP (the brands that interest me) will very likely appear immediately after that date?