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To: Petz who wrote (35501)	4/11/2001 7:55:52 PM
From: milo_morai	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 275872

Q1: At what clock speeds will the Mobile AMD Duron™ processor be available? A1: The current Mobile AMD Duron processor is available at 600 and 700MHz. Q2: What makes this a seventh-generation product? A2: The Mobile AMD Duron processor is derived from the current desktop AMD Duron processor with a lowered core voltage to enable it to satisfy the thermal needs of a notebook. The Mobile AMD Duron processor has the same advanced features as the desktop AMD Duron processor, including a 200MHz front side bus, superscalar floating point unit, and 192KB on-die cache. Q3: How is the Mobile AMD Duron processor optimized for the mobile segment? A3: The Mobile AMD Duron processor runs at a lower voltage to enable it to fit inside the thermal envelope of a notebook computer. The platform is also optimized, including chipsets and BIOS developed exclusively for the mobile market. Q4: At what voltage does the Mobile AMD Duron processor run? A4: Both the 600 and 700MHz Mobile AMD Duron processors run at 1.4v. Q5: How does the Mobile AMD Duron processor perform relative to the Intel Celeron processor? Pentium® III processor? A5: The Mobile AMD Duron processor performs at a competitive level with the Pentium III, and better than an Intel Celeron, at the same clock speeds.* Please refer to the AMD Web site for benchmark information. Q6: What chipsets are available to support the Mobile AMD Duron processor? A6: ALi has announced the availability of the 1647 (MAGiC 1) chipset and VIA has announced the availability of the VIA KT133A chipset. Chipsets from other manufacturers are planned for later in the year. Q7: What is the pricing strategy of the Mobile AMD Duron processor? A7: AMD's pricing strategy for the Mobile AMD Duron processor will be to offer an excellent product in the mobile value space, at a fair price. Q8: How much does the Mobile AMD Duron processor cost? A8: All pricing in 1,000-unit quantities 700MHz Mobile AMD Duron $123 600MHz Mobile AMD Duron $75 Q9: What do you expect the battery life to be on systems based on the Mobile AMD Duron processor? A9: The battery life of a notebook computer is system dependent. We expect the AMD Duron processor to be competitive with other processors in its class. Q10: Does the Mobile AMD Duron have AMD PowerNow!™ technology? A10: No. AMD PowerNow!™ technology is planned for our mobile processors, codenamed "Palomino" and "Morgan," scheduled for launch later in 2001. We're pleased that our manufacturing capabilities allow us to serve our customers by bringing a mobile processor to market based on the current desktop AMD processor. Q11: Is AMD still offering the Mobile AMD-K6® family of processors? For how long? A11: Yes. AMD still supports the Mobile AMD-K6® family of processors. We plan to phase out this family during the first half of 2001 as the Mobile AMD Duron family of processors replaces it in the value space. Q12: Where is the Mobile AMD Duron processor manufactured? What process technology is used? A12: The Mobile AMD Duron processor is manufactured on AMD's advanced 0.18 micron process technology at Fab 25 in Austin, Texas. *AMD has been able to perform only a limited number of uniform benchmark tests due to the limited availability of comparable systems. amd.com Guess they need to update this to 800Mhz. The 1.4v operating voltage does make is sound like Morgan minus PowerNOW. M.