HP Delays Shipments of Laptops With Intel's New Chips

From PC World: Hewlett-Packard has delayed plans to launch new laptops with Intel's latest Core processors, just a few days after HP stopped making PCs that previously paired the chips with Intel's faulty chipset.

HP originally planned to make new Pavilion DV6 and DV7 consumer laptops available in the U.S. on Feb. 27, which has now been delayed to spring. The laptops will include the latest Core i5 and i7 chips based on the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture, which started shipping in January.

HP did not respond to requests for comment on the laptop shipment delays. However, Intel last week revealed a problem in a chipset tied to the new Core processors, which the chip maker said could delay laptop and desktop launches by weeks. The chipset flaw prompted companies such as HP, Dell, Lenovo and MSI to stop selling certain desktops and laptops.

Intel said a design flaw in its 6-series chipset, which is code-named Cougar Point, could degrade the chipset over time and affect the performance and functionality of storage devices. HP stopped making PCs with the affected Intel technology and offered a refund or replacement to customers who had already bought PCs with 6-series chipsets. HP last week also canceled an event scheduled in New York City on Feb. 15 where it was planning to provide briefings on future business laptops.

Intel has corrected the flaw and new chipsets will start shipping by the end of February, with production reaching full strength in April. PC makers have shifted their computer shipment plans accordingly, and Dell last week said it would start shipping PCs with the new Sandy Bridge chipsets starting in April.

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