AMD Yukon - Best HD-platform for ultrathin laptops
January 6, 2009, 6:50 pm
Press Service of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced the advanced mobile platform, code-named Yukon, which will form the basis for creating a productive and at the same time ultraportativnyh very low-cost laptops that can work effectively with high-definition video. As noted in the published official report, this development involves the use of such core components as the latest AMD Athlon Neo chips or AMD Sempron 200U/210U, North Bridge AMD M690T videoyadrom with integrated ATI Radeon Xpress 1250, South Bridge AMD SB600, as well as discrete graphics ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3410 (optional). single-core AMD Athlon Neo, formerly known under the code name Huron, made on 65-nm technology, with 512 KB second-level cache, operate at a frequency of 1, 6 GHz, and include the level of 15 W TDP. It was expected that in the second half will see the light and the dual-core chips, known as yet Conesus. In turn, single-core AMD Sempron 200U and AMD Sempron 210U from a clock speed of 1, 0 and 1 GHz, 5 GHz, respectively, received only 256 KB second-level cache. At last, is to point out that for more than demonstrate its core values brainchild AMD benefited chicken mini-notebook HP Pavilion dv2, issued by Hewlett-Packard. This model is equipped with 12, 1-inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and LED backlit screen, weighs less than 1, 8 kg and is in an attractive building the entire thickness of 23 mm, made of magnesium alloy. At the same components used in computer platforms Yukon support DirectX 10. 1, compatibility with Windows Vista and the ability to play the video with a resolution of 1080p. In addition, the machine has the RAM up to 4 GB, Gigabit Ethernet card adapter wireless Wi-Fi, hard drive capacity of up to 500 GB, as well as an optical drive Blu-ray (optional). Sales of new items will begin in April this year at a very attractive price of $ 700.
