Intel already resuming some Sandy Bridge shipments

Intel on Monday night said it was already resuming shipping some of the chipsets for its Sandy Bridge processors following the major flaw discovery. The company determined that some systems wouldn't be affected at all by the 6 series chipset bug, which degrades the speed of some SATA ports. The move would see shipments move up to mid-February where they previously hadn't been expected until the end of the month at the earliest.

It didn't break down which computer designers would resume access sooner or whether the mix primarily involved desktops or notebooks. Although initially suggested as a desktop issue, the flaw also affects certain notebooks and is known to be delaying some desktops and notebooks from Dell and HP.

The timing could be critical for companies like Apple, which is believed to have a new MacBook Pro line enroute as soon as the next few weeks and could face a delay if couldn't get the Intel hardware for its Sandy Bridge Mac update in time. Other companies have been forced to issue recalls for systems just weeks old.

By Electronista Staff