Asus plans to launch a new thin and light laptop soon — but the Asus U82U won’t be a member of the Asus Zenbook family of ultrabooks. That’s because Intel holds the trademark on ultrabooks, but the U82U will be powered by an AMD processor. According to the Asus Facebook page, this will allow the company to […]
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Asus U32U 13 inch notebook to pack AMD E-450 chip
Asus is apparently working on a new 13.3 inch laptop with a 1.65 GHz AMD E-450 dual core processor and Radeon HD 6320 graphics. Blogese reports it’s called the Asus U32U and it’s expected to ship early next year for $449 and up. Update: The Asus U32U is now available in some regions. The AMD E-450 chip falls […]
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Sony Vaio YB notebook gets an AMD E-450 upgrade
Sony has quietly updated its Vaio YB-series budget notebook line to include a new model with a 1.65 GHz AMD E-450 dual core processor and Radeon HD 6310 graphics. When the Sony Vaio YB launched earlier this year, the notebook featured a 1.6 GHz AMD E-350 chip and Radeon HD 6250 graphics. I wouldn’t expect […]
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Next-gen HP Pavilion dm1 notebooks now available for $399 and up
The HP Pavilion dm1 is a portable laptop with an 11.6 inch display. It’s a bit chubby by ultrabook standards, measuring 1.3 inches thick at its fattest point, and weighing about 3.5 pounds. But while ultrabooks are expected to cost as much as $1000, the HP Pavilion dm1 starts at just $399. HP first launched […]
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AMD shows what its new E-300, E-450 Fusion chips can do
Last month AMD introduced new E-300 and E-450 processors for low power notebook and desktop computers. Like last year’s 1.6 GHz E-350 chip, the new processors combine graphics and CPU functions onto a single chip with a TDP of about 18 watts. The 1.65 GHz E-450 though, is a little faster than the 1.3 GHz […]
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HP updates the dm1 ultraportable notebook: New models start at $400
HP is launching a new version of the Pavilion dm1 thin, light, and inexpensive laptop. The new model will be available September 21st for $399 and up and it will include new processor options and a few small but important design changes. Earlier notebooks in this line shipped with the AMD E-350 processor, while HP […]
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MSI Wind U270 notebook gets an AMD E-450 update
Earlier this year MSI introduced a notebook with a 12.1 inch display and AMD E-350 Fusion processor. Now the company is giving the MSI Wind U270 a minor spc bump adn offering the same laptop with a faster AMD E-450 chip. The new model showed up at a French retail site this week, where it’s available for […]
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MSI already offering Wind Box nettops with AMD E-450 chips
It feels like just a few days ago that AMD introduced the new E-450 Fusion processor with slightly faster CPU and graphics performance than last year’s E-350 chip… because it was just a few days ago. But PC maker MSI is already offering a new mini-desktop computer in France featuring the new chip. The latest […]
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How does AMD’s new E-450 chip stack up?
This week AMD introduced a number of new low power Fusion processors including the AMD E-450 which is a little faster than the E-350 chip that’s been shipping since last year. But how does it stack up against other low power processors? The folks at Blogee have published a few benchmark results pitting the 1.65 […]
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AMD officially launches next gen C and E-Series chips
The cat has already been out of the bag for a while, but today AMD officially updated its C-Series and E-Series processors. Some of the new chips are designed to offer better performance and longer battery life than the AMD C-30, C-50, E-240, and E-350 chips that launched late last year. All of the new […]