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SYSTEMS AND PERIPHERALS
Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices is launching its newest entry into the mobile PC space, formally taking the wraps off its Turion 64 processor and announcing a lineup of other vendors that are supporting it.
The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company is aiming the Turion 64 at the "thin and light" mobile processing space, positioning the 64-bit chip as one with better battery performance, including a 25-watt CPU for longer battery life.
The Turion 64 will come in several models and range in price from $189 to $354 in 1,000-unit orders. AMD said it has begun shipping the processors to OEMs and the North American system builder channel.
Unlike Intel, which offers a Centrino mobile platform that bundles a processor, wireless card and chipset into one package, AMD will ship only the processor and has forged partnerships with vendors that will supply the other components. Among other vendors that will supply technology supporting the...