AMD introduced two new low-power mobile processors designed to offer outstanding computing performance and true mobility for thin and light notebooks. The new low-power mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor models 2800+ and 2700+ further expand the AMD Athlon 64 processor family, offering a powerful 32-bit computing experience today with a seamless transition to 64-bit applications. These processors also offer an Enhanced Virus Protection security feature, to be enabled by the upcoming Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Like all the existing AMD mobile processors, these new low-power offerings enable computing on the go with extended system battery life enabled by AMD PowerNow! technology, as well as the benefit of wireless compatibility with today's most popular wireless solutions.
Global PC vendor Acer Inc. is among the first suppliers to support the use of low-power mobile AMD Athlon 64 processors in a new Ferrari brand thin and light notebook for consumers and business customers worldwide.
Likewise, Chinese manufacturer Amoi Electronics Company, Ltd. is incorporating the low-power mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor in a notebook.
Thin and light notebooks will be available from Acer in May, while Amoi expects to offer the new Va series notebooks during the second half of this year.