Mobile AMD Athlon 64 Processor 4000+ Released

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[Gadget News] With a price of $382 in 1000 unit quantities, the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ can handle both 32-bit and 64-bit processing and includes 802.11a/b/g wireless capabilities. The mobile Athlon also includes some virust protection built into the chip that will work with Microsoft Windows Service Pack 2.

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 [Anandtech.com] AnandTech: AMD Unveils Turion 64 Mobile Technology: A Rebranded ...: AMD will provide the Turion 64 processors, but chipsets can be provided by a number of vendors as can the LAN and wireless controllers. AMD is far less restricting on the components that make up Turion 64 enabled notebooks, which means that they will inevitably be cheaper than Centrino platforms, but it also means that they may not be as power efficient as Centrino platforms - it’s a tradeoff that AMD honestly had to make, as they are far from being in Intel’s position. 

 [Weblog.infoworld.com] Tom Yager: AMD v Intel: A look at AMD's subpoenas: Dell is successful, every OEM wants to be like Dell, Dell blocks AMD from its product line, therefore, short-sighted OEMs conclude that the shortcut to high profits is to let Intel take you exclusive. Dell is sold only on-line, although it does operate an outlet store in Texas (elsewhere?) and has one unbranded desktop model that it sells to VARs.

 [Xbitlabs.com] X-bit labs - Hardware news - AMD Cranks Up Performance of Mobile ...: AMD also said that notebook manufacturers can design powerful mobile systems using AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processors or the currently fastest processor for gaming, the AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 processor. In fact, VoodooPC has recently announced a new gaming machine that offers both – the Voodoo ENVY Heavyweight u:709 notebook.

[News.techwhack.com] » AMD launches Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ :: TechWhack ...: Chris Cloran, director of AMD’s Mobile Division said in a statement: 2003, AMD has been leading the way to pervasive 64-bit mobile computing, offering open-standard AMD64 technology for a diverse range of high-performance mobile PCs. The new Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ provides a foundation for building the fastest, most feature-rich 64-bit notebooks available today.’

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Posted at August 21, 2005 03:51 PM