dual core AMD for laptops- do they exist?

[giper54]

Is AMD planning on producing dual core AMD chips for laptops? If so when do they plan on shipping these chips?

 

[Mech]

It's supposedly called Turion X2, due to be out on May 9th.

 

[Semi75]

Mech is right but if you want the desktop cpu in a notebook now look at the Sager 9750 or any of the clevo resellers like Hppersonic fx7, Alienware or Pro Star.

 

[giper54]

I found this on digitimes

http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20060324PR210.html

Looks like a May 9th release.

 

[Mech]

Oh yeah huh...forgot that Athlon 64 X2 are in some laptops as well, such as Alienware, RawpowerPC, and CyberPC. But I wouldn't get those unless you want serious gaming and won't be lugging it around too often lol.
Thx for bringing that up Semi75 😛

 

[killernotebooks]

Yea, no kidding. The desktop X2 dual cores are about 4 inches thick and look pretty goofy, I can't wait for the Turion X2's.

I hope that article that giper54 posted is right in that there will be a CPU price war. AMD holds the pricing line on their high end CPU's pretty tight. In the last 4 months the MT-40 has come down like maybe 10 bucks. We probably aren't going to see a "reasonable" price as soon as it comes out when everyone is scrambing to get their hands on one. I hope I'm wrong.