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Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 01:25 AM

AMD has rolled out its mobile Athlon 64 processor 3400+, the 32-bit/64-bit processor is designed for Windows-based notebook PCs.
Like all AMD64 processors, the latest mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor offers an enhanced virus protection security feature, to be enabled by the upcoming Windows XP Service Pack 2, officials said. AMD also announced the availability of the mobile AMD Athlon XP-M processor 2200+. The launch of this product marks the first time that a convertible tablet PC will incorporate a mobile AMD Athlon processor. “AMD continues to push the performance envelope with cutting-edge solutions for customers who refuse to sacrifice computing power for mobility,” said Marty Seyer, vice-president and general manager, microprocessor business unit, AMD, in Sunnyvale, Calif. “We were the first to bring 64 bits and dynamic power management to notebooks, and now the performance of AMD mobile processors is available at your fingertips in a dynamic convertible tablet PC.” Currently, mobile computing manufacturer Averatec Inc. offers a convertible PC, the C3500 series, based on the mobile AMD Athlon XP-M processor 2200+. “The C3500 series convertible PC is the first to pack the power of a mobile AMD Athlon processor into an innovative tablet design,” said Saeed Shahbazi, president of Averatec. “This PC with integrated optical drive offers all the features and functionality that mobile users demand in a stylish and portable form factor with tablet functionality.” The C3500 also incorporates advanced handwriting and speech recognition technologies as a tablet PC. The unit offers a built-in DVD/CD-RW combination drive and wireless networking capabilities. “This is a very risky design for us in terms of components,” he continued. “This products is an industry first, with AMD’s processor technology and the added functionality offered by a built-in optical DVD/CD-RW combination drive. “No one has designed a thin and light convertible notebook on AMD technology (to date) . . . we will have an Intel Centrino version out in Q4 (late this year).” Alienware and Epson Direct plan to offer notebooks based on the mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3400+ in the near future, officials said. The mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3400+ and the mobile AMD Athlon XP- M processor 2200+ are priced at US$432 and $97, respectively (all pricing is in 1,000-unit quantities).

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