The Acer Aspire One 722 is a notebook with an 11.6 inch display, an AMD C-50 processor, and Radeon HD 6250 graphics. It’s not the most powerful portable laptop available, thanks to the C-50 chip which offers netbook-like performance. But it is one of the cheapest 11.6 inch notebooks you can find with support for […]
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Acer Aspire One 722 notebook to pack AMD C-50 chip
Last year Acer introduced two mini-laptops with AMD processors, the Acer Aspire One 521 and Aspire One 721. The key difference was that the 721 had a larger 11.6 inch display while the 521 model featured 10.1 inch screen. This year Acer updated the lineup with an Acer Aspire One 522 10 inch netbook featuring […]
AMD C-60 netbook chip with Turbo Core coming soon?
AMD’s Fusion chips have made a little splash in the netbook and notebook markets this year, combining high(ish) performance graphics and low power processors onto a single chip to offer better-than-netbook performance at netbook-like prices. So far we’ve seen 4 different chips, the AMD C-30, C-50, E-240 and E-350. Now Macles reports that a new […]
Acer Iconia Tab W500 Windows tablet coming this week?
The Acer Iconia Tab W500 is a 10 inch Windows 7 tablet with an AMD processor and Radeon HD graphics. The tablet also has a keyboard docking station allowing you to use the W500 in laptop or tablet mode. The computer went up for pre-order in Germany last month, where it’s expected to start shipping […]
Asus Eee PC 1015B, 1215B AMD Fusion notebooks now available for $290 and up
Two new portable laptops from Asus with AMD Fusion processors are now shipping in the US. The Asus Eee PC 1015B is a 10 inch netbook with a low power 1.2 GHz AMD C-30 single core processor, while the Asus Eee PC 1215B is a 12.1 inch laptop with a choice of a 1 GHz […]
Dell Inspiron M102z laptop with AMD Fusion now available down under
Dell still doesn’t offer a notebook with AMD’s new Fusion processor in the US, but the folks at APC Magazine report that the Dell M102z is now available in Australia with a choice of an AMC C-50 or AMD E-350 dual core chip. The base model runs $599 Australian and has 2GB of RAM, a […]
Asus Eee PC 1015B, 1215B AMD notebooks up for pre-order
The first two AMD Fusion powered notebooks from Asus are starting to go up for pre-order from several retailers. There’s one version of the 10.1 inch Asus Eee PC 1015B and two different 12 inch Eee PC 1215B models available. Asus Eee PC 1015B 1.2 GHz AMD C-30 processor Radeon HD 6250 graphics 10.1 inch, […]
Acer Aspire One 522 netbook review
The Acer Aspire One 522 is the first netbook to ship in the US with a 10.1 inch display and an AMD C-50 processor with Radeon HD 6250 graphics. If it weren’t for the high resolution 1280 x 720 pixel display, you’d probably have a hard time telling this mini-laptop apart from any other netbook. […]
Asus Eee PC 1015B, 1215B AMD laptops to run $290 and up
Asus has been quietly showing off a new line of 10 and 12 inch ultraportable laptops with AMD Fusion chips since January. Now the company has announced pricing and launch details for the Eee PC 1015B and 1215B mini-laptops. Both should be available in the US in April. The Eee PC 1015B features a 10 […]
Acer Iconia Tab W500 goes up for pre-order in Germany for €499
The Acer Iconia Tab W500 is a 10 inch Windows tablet featuring a dual core AMD C-50 processor and AMD Radeon HD 6250 graphics. It’s not yet available for purchase in the US, but it’s already up for pre-order for €499 from Amazon Germany. That’s about $692 US. According to Amazon, the tablet has 2GB […]