Friday, February 3rd 2012
At the AMD Financial Analyst Day event, Engadget got to take a look at a reference design notebook made by Compal, a high-volume notebook ODM, that's based on AMD's next-generation "Trinity" accelerated processing unit. This reference design is what Compal will send to its downstream OEMs to sample its architecture, features, and performance. The pictures reveal the notebook to be typically-sized, with a thickness of 18 mm, packing a low-voltage variant of the Trinity silicon. It is targeting the $500-600 market, and will be feature-rich, including four "Piledriver" architecture x86-64 cores, Radeon HD 7000M graphics, and the latest-generation connectivity, including USB 3.0, HDMI, and mini-DisplayPort (could this be LightningBolt?).



Source: Engadget
posted by btarunr - 5:18 AM |  Related News

User comments
by Volkszorn88 (5:21 AM) - Reply
*crosses fingers for 500 dollar price*
by Undead46 (5:43 AM) - Reply
Wow, that's pretty impressive for that price range.
by Flanker (6:02 AM) - Reply
looks good
by soryuuha (6:27 AM) - Reply
hating the glossy finish
by enaher (6:36 AM) - Reply
Damn that looks real nice, nicer than my Compal NBLB5:) If thats a 500$ laptop I'll get aa couple :toast:
by ASharp (6:53 AM) - Reply
Not bad at all. Can't wait to see what other manufacturers come up with.
by zomg (7:10 AM) - Reply
it looks like this notebook have proper 16:10 screen, or I am dreaming too much?
by imitation (8:24 AM) - Reply
by: zomg
it looks like this notebook have proper 16:10 screen, or I am dreaming too much?
This looks like a 16:10 screen indeed. The rest of the platform look pretty good, too, but i wonder if battery life will be as good or better than current-gen Fusion laptops?
by de.das.dude (8:54 AM) - Reply
me wants
by joyman (8:58 AM) - Reply
Yey nice!
by NC37 (9:52 AM) - Reply
Would sure like them to announce which 7000M chip is on each Trinity model.
by Jermelescu (9:54 AM) - Reply
I want an ultrathin, please. :cool:
by Thefumigator (12:24 PM) - Reply
nice kryptonite-cave styled air vent (4th picture)
by mrw1986 (1:47 PM) - Reply
Wow, if this is in the targeted price range I'm in for one!
by Delta6326 (3:16 PM) - Reply
Wow I like the 4th picture that is so thin!:rockout:
by imitation (4:38 PM) - Reply
by: Delta6326
Wow I like the 4th picture that is so thin!:rockout:
For a moment i thought i was reading a /s comment on the ASUS 7970 :laugh:
by de.das.dude (4:56 AM) - Reply
i can see intel fanboi's being jelly at this. :p
by OneCool (4:36 PM) - Reply
love it. how about you send me one downstream AMD ... ill test it for you ;)
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