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    15.4" double core Turion lappy Estimation

    Discussion in 'HP' started by monkeysings, Mar 13, 2006.

  1. monkeysings

    monkeysings Notebook Geek

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    Dear guys,

    Hi I saw AMD put their road maps about a year ago, but it's gone now. Do you have any ideas when is the due date for double turion proc coming out.

    I wonder if we can bet when will the sloppy HP or the scathing Compaq lappy will launch their dual core turion. It's been quite upsetting for me!

    More and more bad pixel complains and QA. If we can just create our own cheap HP2 lappy with good QA - LOL.... he he

    tx
     
    monkeysings, Mar 13, 2006
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    miner Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    miner, Mar 13, 2006
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    It will be released in May but you have to give them time to build laptops that use it.
     
    matt_h1, Mar 13, 2006
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    Officially AMD says 2nd quarter. Unofficial word is early May (The Inquirer). Whether HP will have notebooks available on launch or supply will be too limited for HP to use Turion X2's right away is unknown at this point. I'd bet on the former but that's just a guess.

    The real question is whether HP will finally offer decent GPUs with their Turion notebooks. X2's require new motherboards (DDR2 memory and all that) so adding a MXM slot while they're at it makes a lot of sense, but I'm thinking logically.

    Edit: Heh, we all jumped on that one...
     
    brianstretch, Mar 13, 2006
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  5. monkeysings

    monkeysings Notebook Geek

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    Hi Brian,

    What is the advantages or features of MXM slot? I am sure the DDR2 mem is cheaper than the current DDR1. I assume the bottom proc that they will use for this new generation lappy use Turion and Sempron is difinitely kick out.

    Sempron can not run the DDR2, right?

    How much is the price do you guys think about their new dual core Turion lappy? still in the range of DV8000z???

    I dont think they will get rid off their ****py GPU, yet!
     
    monkeysings, Mar 14, 2006
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    Lets hope AMD is working to improve the turion CPU and power use. Overall broadcom for wifi has worked good I think. This girl in class next to me does have a Intel Centrino and I am jealous of her battery life and wifi stability in areas where mine is unstable.
    I am sure white paper is out, but AMD will most likely have atleast went to Intel's level and try to beat it or atleast out price them in the market.
     
    factory81, Mar 14, 2006
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    MXM lets you use and change out various graphic cards. It's quite rare in notebooks, so it'd be notable if HP did include such a feature in their laptop. I don't care if they give us bad graphics, as long as we can change it out.
     
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    I've read it was planned to be ready 3/31 and volume produce in the second quarter. I guess May-June would be a good estimate when the laptop hits the market. They are going to make it ready before August anyway in order to compete for the back to school sales.
     
    billcsho, Mar 14, 2006
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    monkeysings Notebook Geek

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    Hi everyone,

    Sigh, I thought this early or middle week of April we could see the dual core turion but none so far. Any update guys?...

    I wish they produce lappy with higher resolution now....

    tx
     
    monkeysings, Apr 5, 2006
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    Last time I read from HKEPC is May 9 for the Turion x2 and June 6 for the mobile Athlon 64 x2. These 2 uses different sockets. Turion x2 is for smaller portable laptop and the latter is mainly for desktop replacement notebook.

    See previous thread on this topic here.
     
    billcsho, Apr 5, 2006
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