Amd's New Laptop Chip With Power-saving Technology

luck777jojo · 03-17-2004, 01:04 PM

AMD has extended its low-power range of processors with the Athlon XP-M 2100+.

Similar to Intel's lightweight Centrino processors this new AMD chip is targeted at thin and light, wirelessly enabled notebooks. The new processor uses AMD's PowerNow! System for extending battery life.

"AMD continues to shake up the industry by putting cutting-edge technology in the hands of real people who want to work and play on the go," said Marty Seyer, general manager of AMD's Microprocessor Business Unit. "With our low-power processors, PC manufacturers can pack heavyweight performance into lightweight notebooks."

The new Athlon XP-M 2100+, which is available now, is priced at $97, based on direct orders of 1,000 units. Fujitsu machines are the first to feature this new chip.

The previous top of the range XP-M prosessor, the 2000+, is currently priced at $80.

The big divide, in the world of notebooks, has traditionally been between powerful and power-hungry beasts with short battery life on one hand and lightweight models with longevity on the other. This distinction, however, is becoming blurred with all the latest advances in processor technology.

By addressing the low-power laptop market AMD is now competing head on with Intel's Centrino platform.

Intel has always emphasises, the lightweight Centrino platform doesn't mean a massive compromise on the performance front. Similarly, Athlon XP-M processors based on the 'Barton' core have 640KB total cache (128KB L1 and 512KB of L2) to support the more demanding and power hungry applications.

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luck777jojo Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 23	AMD has extended its low-power range of processors with the Athlon XP-M 2100+. Similar to Intel's lightweight Centrino processors this new AMD chip is targeted at thin and light, wirelessly enabled notebooks. The new processor uses AMD's PowerNow! System for extending battery life. "AMD continues to shake up the industry by putting cutting-edge technology in the hands of real people who want to work and play on the go," said Marty Seyer, general manager of AMD's Microprocessor Business Unit. "With our low-power processors, PC manufacturers can pack heavyweight performance into lightweight notebooks." The new Athlon XP-M 2100+, which is available now, is priced at $97, based on direct orders of 1,000 units. Fujitsu machines are the first to feature this new chip. The previous top of the range XP-M prosessor, the 2000+, is currently priced at $80. The big divide, in the world of notebooks, has traditionally been between powerful and power-hungry beasts with short battery life on one hand and lightweight models with longevity on the other. This distinction, however, is becoming blurred with all the latest advances in processor technology. By addressing the low-power laptop market AMD is now competing head on with Intel's Centrino platform. Intel has always emphasises, the lightweight Centrino platform doesn't mean a massive compromise on the performance front. Similarly, Athlon XP-M processors based on the 'Barton' core have 640KB total cache (128KB L1 and 512KB of L2) to support the more demanding and power hungry applications.