AMD's Hondo Z-Series APU To Challenge Intel's Atom In Windows 8 Tablet Market @ HotHardware.com

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Hello Everyone,

 

AMD is launching its first tablet-optimized APU today, in a bid to

challenge Intel's de facto dominance of the Windows 8 tablet market. Dubbed

Hondo, the new Z-60 draws less power than any Brazos-based part AMD has

launched before.

 

Some of you may remember that AMD launched a tablet processor last year,

but the Z-01 -- codenamed Desna -- was an ordinary Brazos core that binned

well enough to run within a lower power envelope. It was more a

proof-of-concept chip, meant to demonstrate that AMD could, and would,

compete in the tablet market. Hondo, in contrast, is a new spin on the

original Brazos design...

 

AMD's Hondo Z-Series APU To Challenge Intel's Atom In Windows 8 Tablet

Market

http://hothardware.com/News/AMDs-Hondo-Will-Challenge-Intels-Atom-For-Window

s-8-Tablet-Designs/

 

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