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To: porn_start878 who wrote (39504)	5/14/2001 2:23:31 AM
From: ptanner	Read Replies (1) of 275872

Re: Mobile Athlon 4 PGA Packaging an error from AMD I agree that AMD should move to a separate and smaller package to expand the product into the ultra-thin and light notebook areas. IIRC, these are the fastest growing segments. Would keeping the mobile Athlon 4 in a PGA package make it easier to upgrade notebook processors? After the warranty expired, of course. This would make the purchase of a mobile Duron now have a much longer potential life... assuming AMD didn't transition to packaging its mobile processors in a more appropriate form factor. I am still not convinced about AMD's plan to limit PowerNow to the mobile processors. Given current electrical supply concerns wouldn't it be nice to have the option to expand the savings on desktop machines when they are in use? (I know you can idle components when not in use... but do I really need all 893MHz from this Duron as I type? Well, the other cycles are doing distributed computing.) It seems the mobile units should work in a desktop - just not with all the features. From AMD's FAQ: Question: Can I use my mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor in my Socket A desktop system? Answer: No. For mobile platforms, the system bus runs at a lower voltage, and a number of additional pins are defined for mobile specific functions (such as AMD PowerNow! technology). In general, the mobile AMD Athlon 4 processor is not supported in a desktop Socket A system. www1.amd.com Maybe an enterprising mobo will enable this functionality with an appropriate chipset? I guess I should write AMD (as an investor and energy-efficiency interested consumer). Hopefully we will soon see some mobile DDR as this would provide another differentiating feature (lower power consumption), particularly if the hardware prefetch can use the extra bandwidth for a few more %. -PT

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