The HP Pavilion MS214 is a budget all-in-one desktop PC. You know, kind of like the Asus Eee Top ET2002, Lenovo C100, and a whole bunch of other machines I’ve mentioned over the past few months. But while many of those models help keep the price and power consumption low by using netbook-like Intel Atom […]
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Chip news: ARM launches 2GHz chip, AMD introduces affordable quad-core CPU
Chip makers ARM and AMD both launched interesting products today. ARM is introducing a new 2GHz chip based on its Cortex A9 dual core architecture. While 2GHz may be old hat for companies like Intel and AMD, that’s blazing fast for a chip maker best known for producing low power processors for cellphones and mobile […]
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Acer Ferrari One laptop captured on video
Most of the time when you spot the Ferrari brand name on a product, you can be pretty certain it’s going to cost you a pretty penny. Not that the cars, or souped up computers and other devices that bear the name aren’t worth the money. They generally pack in some features you won’t find […]
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Lightcomm UPC801 netbook with 8.9 inch screen, AMD Geode CPU
While AMD is pushing its newer, faster, not-really-for-netbook Congo processors, Lightcomm Technologies is using a much older, slower AMD chip in its new netbook. The Lightcomm UPC801 has a 500MHz AMD Geode processor, which should help the netbook run for up to 5 hours using a 3 cell, 2800mAh battery. Just don’t expect it to […]
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Acer introdues Ferrari laptop with AMD Congo CPU
Remember that next generation AMD platform for ultrathin notebooks I was telling you about yesterday? It looks like Acer’s already showing off one of the first laptops to use the new chip. The Acer Ferrari One packs a dual core 1.2GHz AMD Athlon X2 L310 processor and ATI Radeon 3200 graphics. The laptop can handle […]
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AMD introduces next-gen ultrathin platform, simpler labeling scheme
AMD still doesn’t plan to compete directly with Intel, VIA, or ARM in the netbook space. But earlier this year the chip maker introduced the relatively low power AMD Athlon Neo CPU for ultrathin laptops like the HP Pavilion dv2. It’s paired with an ATI graphics card and can handle HD video on laptop with […]
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What is a netbook? A case for AMD, CULV CPUs and 11.6 inch displays
When I started writing about netbooks nearly 2 years ago, the category was fairly easy to define. Netbooks were small, cheap computers. It doesn’t really matter whether you call them netbooks, mini-laptops or something else. What distinguishes these little guys from the vast majority of computers is size and price. It’s not like you couldn’t […]
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MSI introduces Wind 210 laptop with AMD CPU, 12.1 inch screen
MSI introduced the MSI Wind U200 a while back. It basically looks like an oversized MSI Wind U100 with a 12.01 inch display. It also packs more powerful specs, including a 1366 x 768 pixel display, up to 4GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and a 1.2GHz Intel CULV processor. But with great power […]
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Chinese netbook makers moving to AMD, VIA processors
Chinese white box netbook makers are reportedly starting to build mini-laptops equipped with VIA and AMD processors as an alternative to the Intel Atom-powered netbooks that have flooded the market over the last year or so. DigiTimes reports that shift is partly due to increased demand for these processors, and partly because the VIA chips […]
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Does the future of NVIDIA ION lie with VIA, AMD?
Intel has confirmed that the company plans to launch the next-generation Intel Atom “Pine Trail” platform before the end of the year. Whether PC makers will rush to adopt the platform before 2010 remains to be seen. But either way, it’s likely that the Atom N270/N280’s days are numbered. And that could be bad news […]