AMD News
Looks like AMD beat Intel to the punch – TG Daily has as the announcement that AMD has released the first 64-bit Dual Core CPU for the mobile market. Of note, the power consumption matches Intel’s Core Duo power consumption.
VoodooPC has announced a limited-edition version of their VoodooPC Envy a228. It’s the “Scott Speed” Edition, and features a different case than the normal Envy lineup. It’s kind of surprising or interesting (or both) that they chose an ultraportable rather than one of their large gaming notebooks. Scott Speed is an American Formula 1 driver (somewhat of a rarity) and with a last name like Speed…you can’t beat that. The Envy a228 is a 12-inch widescreen notebook powered by an AMD Turion 64 CPU and weighs in at under four pounds.
Averatec has announced their ultraportable 2200 series notebook lineup. It features AMD processors, a 12.1-inch 1280×800 widescreen display, Dual-Layer DVD Burner in all models, and an 80GB or 100GB harddrive, along with up to 2GB of system memory. They weigh in at 4lbs, and look to be available now.
Tom’s Hardware Guide has a good CPU performance guide for 2005 – 2006, where you can compare various processors and brands, if you are curious about stats.
You can access it at www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html.
CNET Asia has updated their Notebook Buying Guide to reflect changes concerning the recent release of the Intel Core Duo, as well as Apple’s move to Intel.