The HP Pavilion dm1 is a small and light weight laptop with a low starting price of $399. HP has been offering versions of this little laptop for a few years, and recently upgraded the DM1 with AMD’s second-generation Brazos chips. AMD Brazos 2.0 processors are relatively low power chips that offer better performance than […]
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Lenovo ThinkPad X131e ultraportable notebooks on the way
Lenovo appears to be preparing a minor update to its smallest, cheapest ThinkPad notebooks. Right now the company offers ThinkPad X130e laptops with 11.6 inch displays and a choice of Intel Sandy Bridge Core i3 processors or AMD Brazos chips. But Lenovo will replace those notebooks with new ThinkPad x131e models featuring a choice of Intel […]
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AMD Brazos 2.0 benchmarks
AMD recently introduced its Brazos 2.0 platform, offering a couple of new notebook processors that offer moderate performance, low power consumption, and a low price tag. Â HP recently loaned me a Pavilion dm1 notebook featuring one of the new processors — and while I’ll have a full review, I wanted to share some initial benchmark […]