Tag: AMD
AMD Trinity A-Series APU Boasts Power and Battery Life
AMD’s second-generation APU called Trinity, is the company’s new take on low-power high-performance processors. Trinity will make its first appearance in the HP SleekBook and other sleek and slim notebooks. You won’t find the AMD Trinity APU inside an Ultrabook, as that trademark is owned by Intel, but sleek & slim notebooks are starting to [...]
AMD’s Next Generation Chips Aim For Thin Laptops, Low Prices, And Good Performance
AMD’s roadmap for 2012 and 2013 reveals more details of the chip maker’s plans for competing in the ultra mobile space. The upcoming APU line — advanced processing units that combine a CPU and powerful graphics in one chip — will emphasize low-voltage and increased cores. In practical terms this means that manufacturers will be [...]
AMD’s Ultrathin Notebooks Competing With Intel’s Ultrabooks On Price
AMD didn’t have as splashy a CES as Intel did, but the chip maker isn’t taking the whole ultrabooks thing lightly. In Las Vegas they showed off an ASUS machine with an “Ultrathin” moniker. However, it doesn’t quite match ultrabooks spec for spec (beyond the processor, of course). The notebook itself is over 4 pounds [...]
AMD’s Next Generation Chips Herald A Wave Of New Ultraportables
AMD has finally officially announced their new generation of E-Series and C-series chips. The previous generation E-series APUs, the E-240 and E-350, powered popular low-cost ultraportables such as the HP Pavilion dm1 and the MSI X370. The E-350 balanced power, multimedia prowess, and long battery life well. So I’m looking forward to seeing what these [...]
AMD Fires Back With AMD Radeon HD 6990M – “World’s Fastest” Battle Heats Up
It should come as no surprise that AMD isn’t content to let NVIDIA go around claiming the “Fastest. Notebook GPU. Ever.” for long. Just weeks after the flagship NVIDIA GTX 580M GPU launched, AMD has fired back with the new AMD Radeon HD 6990M, a premium notebook GPU which the company is calling “The World’s Fastest Notebook GPU.” According [...]
Black Friday Comes Early: $350 Dual Core Notebooks at Best Buy & Staples
Most notebooks under $400 have specs so low-end that even the most basic users won’t be satisfied, but thanks to the latest cost effective AMD processors, consumers can pick up a new notebook from Best Buy or Staples that will deliver on all the standard needs of home users for just $350. Instead of the sub-par single core [...]
Hands On With Toshiba Satellite L700 & C600 Budget Notebooks (Video)
If you are looking for low priced notebook without too many sacrifices, you should check out the new Toshiba Satellite L700 and C600 notebooks which are aimed at the average home user and come with an easy to swallow $379 starting price. The Toshiba Satellite L700 and C600 notebooks come in a variety of sizes [...]
Toshiba Satellite P700 Notebooks Show Up With Intel and AMD Options
Toshiba announced a trio of new Satellite P700 notebooks today aimed at mainstream computer users looking for capable all around notebooks that offer more power than a budget notebook without the high prices of premium notebooks. The Toshiba Satellite P700 notebooks start at $629 and come with a range of Intel and AMD processors as [...]
HP ProBook S and B Business Notebooks Gain AMD A Series APU Options
HP is adding Dual and Quad Core AMD Fusion A Series processor options to several business notebooks including the affordable HP ProBook S notebooks and the HP Probook B series notebooks. These new processor options allow HP to deliver a low-cost notebook that delivers a very capable processor, GPU and many of the durability and security features that businesses [...]
HP Pavilion dv6 and dv7 Gain AMD A Series APU for Better 3D Graphics
HP is bringing the latest AMD Fusion processors to the popular HP Pavilion dv6 and dv7 notebooks which means users will soon be able to purchase with the just released AMD Fusion A Series Llano APU delivering 3D graphics and even gaming in an affordable package when the notebooks arrive this July with a $599 price [...]
