It looks like AMD is going after Intel on all fronts now.
The Turion 64 X2 chips will be the first 64-bit, dual-core processors to reach the notebook market, said David Rooney, mobile division marketing manager for AMD, in Sunnyvale, California. Customers demand 64-bit processing to run multithreaded digital media applications and the future Microsoft Vista OS, he said.
Multicore processing allows control over many applications running on a single PC. AMD says 85 percent of PC users run six applications at once: antivirus, e-mail, firewall, spam protection, a pop-up blocker, and spyware protection.
Hmm I never thought about running six applications at the same time but I guess I am doing it right now. I have an anti-virus, 2 IE windows, Outlook, spyware protection, and a wireless connection app. Sometimes I run even more stuff then that.
Hmm I wonder what the battery life is like on this new Turion chip? You would think it would be pretty bad since it is a dual core chip but AMD is pretty good at making their chips sip power. Also the timing of bringing out this chip in May could goose next quarters profits as well.
AMD could also seize an advantage by launching its new chip first, analysts say.
AMD's decision to launch its new Turion in May gives PC vendors time to get their products on store shelves in time for the back-to-school rush, the second-largest selling season in the U.S., said Nicole D'Onofrio, an analyst with Current Analysis.
Already, vendors planning to sell Turion-based notebook PCs this quarter include Acer, Fujitsu, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, and nine more.
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