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Computers
Super Cheap, Super Small Lenovo X100E Leaks
12:45PM Dan Nosowitz | Lenovo’s new X100E ultrathin laptop just leaked out, and it’s looking pretty sweet: 11.6-inch screen, redesigned chiclet keyboard, a supposed starting price of less than $US500 and colours. Colours, you guys. On a ThinkPad. More »
Hardware
AMD Athlon II X4 620: Four Cores For $US99
3:20PM Danny Allen | AMD’s new Athlon II X4 chips are like a Phenom II minus the L3 cache. And they’re super-cheap: $US99 (2.6GHz-620), and $US122 (2.8GHz-630). Also looks like they hold their own against the $US150 Core 2 Quad 8200: [Maximum PC] More »
Computers
HP’s Cheap, Light DM3 Packs 4GB RAM And Windows 7 For $US550
2:01PM Matt Buchanan | HP’s DM3 swings both ways—AMD and Intel—with each chip titan’s take on low voltage processors. What’s common is that both versions start at $US550, are just over an inch thick and come with 4GB RAM and Windows 7 64-bit. More »
Hardware
Athlon II CPU Echoes the Glory Days as AMD’s First Cheap 45nm Chip
11:00AM Matt Buchanan | It’s not surprising right after its 40th birthday, AMD’s trying to recall the better days: The Athlon II X2 makes an official sequel out of the Athlon name for its cheap 45nm chip, starting at $US87. More »
Hardware
AMD’s $US69 2.8GHz Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition CPU Reviewed (Verdict: Not Bad For the Price)
3:12AM Sean Fallon | Years ago I used to build with AMD processors because I was looking for decent power at an affordable price. Their new Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition claims to do that for only $US69. More »
Business
AMD Still Going ‘Asset Light’, Poops Out 500 Employees
8:04PM John Herrman | Spinning off their entire manufacturing arm wasn’t the end of AMD’s new “asset light” business plan — the manufacturer has cut 500 jobs from its remaining workforce around the world. The worst news is that these cuts were planned before everyone became poor last month, so it’s hard to shake the feeling that things still aren’t going too well for AMD. It’d be sad to see processors become a one horse race, but that’s what it’s starting to look like. [Reuters] More »
Hardware
AMD Processor Roadmap Leaked Online: Quad-Core ‘Deneb’ Phenoms in January
12:45AM Kit Eaton | AMD’s immediate processor plans have been leaked in the form of a PowerPoint slide to Spanish site CHW.net. Dual-core “Brisbane” Athlons at 2.6GHz are due in October, alongside “Toliman” triple-core Phenoms. November sees the single-core “Lima” Athlon chip, obviously destined for low-power devices, since it runs at 1.6GHz and draws just 15W. Most interesting to processor fanatics will be the 45nm Phenoms slated for a January 8th launch. Both are quad-core “Deneb” chips, one running at 2.8GHz, one running at 3GHz and both drawing a chunky 125W of power. The “ultra-value client” devices scheduled for November are also intriguing: AMD’s answer to Intel’s Atom perhaps? [CHW.net via Reghardware] More »
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