A few spicy tidbits have been showing up on Dell's websites pointing to some
Core 2 Duo releases sooner rather than later. Their UK website lists Core 2 Duo versions of their XPS
M1210,
M1710,
M2010 and Inspiron
e1705 and
e1505 laptops, while the US support site mentions a BIOS update to allow current owners of those laptops to upgrade to Merom processors. So far there isn't any official word from Dell on any such upgrades, and you'll have to call up Dell in the UK to try and finagle those Core 2 Duo models, but it seems like Dell fans aren't going to have to wait too long to get some of that next-gen Intel action.