Not content to sit back and let Intel have all the ultra low voltage fun, AMD’s low voltage Congo platform is apparently due in the coming weeks – late October or early November, according to DigiTimes.
The processors will be used in ultraportable notebooks and will consist of various dual-core Turion Neo and Althlon Neo X2 chips, as well as a single-core Athlon Neo MV-40 chip similar to the one currently found in HP’s dv2 system.
So yes, the Congo platform is already kind of here but we can apparently expect to see more and more available systems in near future.
It’ll be interesting to see how the systems are priced. With AMD traditionally undercutting Intel’s pricing and current ultra low voltage notebooks hovering in the $600 to $1000 range, if AMD were able to, say, push out some models starting near $500, things could heat up.
Congo: because imagery of genocide, rape and torture always helps sell low voltage chips…
They’re referring to the Congo River, not the country. Only an idiot would think any company would name a product after a country known for such atrocities. But I suppose some have nothing better to do. Seems to me your time would be better spent fighting for the cause then bad-mouthing PC products.
Only a tool or a fanboi of the opposition would continue to dredge this imagery up.
What’s your problem, tool?
Give it a rest.