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AMD boots notebooks into 64-bit era

By Anand Parthasarathy

BANGALORE JAN. 6. Six months after consumer desktop PC users were offered the option of processing their data in chunks of 64 bits rather than 32, AMD has launched a suite of chips, which do likewise for portable computers. The

Sunnyvale, California, U.S.-based Advanced Micro Devices today announced the worldwide availability of its Athlon 64 bit processors in mobile versions at three performance points. The new processors will allow notebook PC users to run the sort of pixel-rich, number crunch-intensive digital multimedia applications that were hitherto possible only on desk-bound machines.

The first notebook with a 64-bit Athlon chip under its hood has also been unveiled in the U.K., the Evesham `Voyager 64' at a price that is only marginally higher than similar-spec 32-bit laptops. The three AMD mobile chips launched today are priced between $193 and $293. Rahul Singh, AMD's Marketing Manager in India, told The Hindu today that the customer would get the enhanced power of a 64-bit notebook "without having to pay a price penalty".

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