ThinkPad X61 gets Penryn upgrade

With Intel's mobile Penryn lineup out and about, it's high time that we started seeing some laptops that sport the new hotness. Well, as many as you suit-and-tie types will be happy to hear, Lenovo's business-oriented ThinkPad X61 looks to be among the first. While Lenovo has yet to make an official announcement to pat itself on the back for the achievement, a few retailers are now listing a Penryn T8100-equipped ThinkPad X61 as ready to rock. If you're getting impatient, head on over to PCMall where you can snag the aforementioned machine with 1GB of RAM and a 120GB hard drive for the nominal fee of $1,550; a Penryn T8300 version, meanwhile, will run you $1,610. Aside from the processor upgrade, these machines seem to be identical to their non-Penryn counterparts. Expect to see more laptops make the jump to Penryn soon.

For more on the upgrade:
- see this Engadget article