Turion64 Notebooks:
ACER
Aspire 5000
Mobile AMD Sempron processor 2600+ to 3000+ or higher with 128 or 256 KB of L2 cache.
15.0" XGA or 15.4" WXGA
256/512 MB of DDR333
40/60/80 GB HDD
DVD-Dual double layer or DVD/CD-RW combo
14.3 x 11 x 1.3/1.5 inches
2.76 kg (6.08 lbs.) for 15" XGA LCD model, 2.80kg(6.17 lbs.) for 15.4" WXGA LCD model
Aspire 5020
AMD Turion 64 ML-28/ML-30/ML-34/ML-37 processor or higher
15.0" XGA or 15.4" WXGA
256/512 MB of DDR333
40/60/80/100 GB HDD
DVD-Dual double layer or DVD/CD-RW combo
14.3 x 10.9 x 0.9/1.3 inches
3.03 kg (6.67 lbs.) for 15" LCD model, 3.07 kg (6.75 lbs.) for 15.4" LCD model
Aspire 5030
AMD Turion 64 ML-28/ML-30/ML-34/ML-37 processor or higher
14.1" WXGA
256 or 512 MB of DDR2 333
40/60/80/100 GB HDD
8X DVD-Dual double layer or 24X DVD/CD-RW combo
13.2 x 9.45 x 1.26/1.34 inches
2.38kg (5.25 lbs.)
TravelMate 4400
AMD Turion 64 Mobile featuring: ML-28, ML-30, ML-32, ML-34, ML-37, ML-40
15.0" XGA
256/512 MB DDR
40/60/80/100 GB HDD
DVD/CD-RW combo or DVD-DUAL drive
13.24 x 11.20 x 1.26/1.36 inches
2.84 kg (6.26 lbs.) with DVD/CD-RW combo drive
Ferrari 4000
AMD Turion 64 ML-37 or ML-30
15.4" WXGA or 15.4" WSXGA+
512MB/1GB DDR
80/100GB
Slot-load DVD-Super Multi double-layer
363 (W) x 267.5 (D) x30.5/34.3 (H) mm
2.86kg (6.3Ibs.)
ASUS
A6K
AMD Turion 64, 35W ML-30/34/37/40 or 25W MT-30/34 or AMD Sempron, 25W 2600+/2800+/ 3000+/3100 +
15.1" SXGA+ or 15.4" WXGA/WXGA+
NVIDIA GeForce 6200 with TurboCache supporting 128MB
DDR333 SDRAM, 2x SO-DIMM socket expandable to 2GB
40/60/80GB; support 4200 RPM or 60/80GB; support 5400 RPM
DVD/Combo or DVD/Dual
354 x 284 x 35.2 mm (W x D x H)
2.65Kg --2.85 Kg (15" -15.4")
A6Km
AMD Turion 64, 35W ML-30/34/37/40 or 25W MT-30/34 or AMD Sempron, 25W 2600+/2800+/3000+/3100+
15.1" SXGA+ or 15.4" WXGA/WXGA+
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 with TurboCache supporting 128MB/256MB
DDR333 SDRAM, 2x SO-DIMM socket expandable to 2GB
40/60/80GB; support 4200 RPM or 60/80GB; support 5400 RPM
DVD/Dual
354 x 284 x 35.2 mm (W x D x H)
2.65Kg --2.85 Kg (15" -15.4")
Asus A7Dc
AMD Sempron, 25W 2600+/2800+/3000+/3100+/3300+ or AMD Turion 64 35W ML-30/34/37/40; 25W MT-30/34
17.1" WXGA+
ATI Mobility Radeon X700 128MB GDDR3
Up to 2GB, DDR 333MHz
40/60/80/100 GB HDD
Internal DVD+/-R/RW DVD-Dual Double Layer
405 x 314 x 38.2 mm (W x D x H)
4.1 Kg (8 cell battery pack)
AVERATEC
AV2150-EH1
AMD Turion 64 MT-28
12.1" WXGA
ATI Radeon Xpress 200M
512MB DDR
80 GB HDD
DL DVD Burner
11.9" x 8.86" x 1.24"
4.4lbs.
AV2155-EH1
AMD Turion 64 MT-30
12.1" WXGA
ATI Radeon Xpress 200M
512MB DDR
80 GB HDD
DL DVD Burner
11.9" x 8.86" x 1.24"
4.4lbs.
AV4155-EH1
AMD Turion 64 MT-30
13.3" WXGA
512MB DDR
80 GB HDD
Multi-Format DVD +/- Burner
12.44"Wx8.82"Dx1.26-1.35"H
4.2 lbs.
COMPAQ
V2000Z
AMD Sempron 2800+/3000+/3300+ or AMD Turion 64 ML-28/ML-30/ML-32/ML-37
14.0 WXGA
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M
Up to 2GB DDR
40/60/80/100 GB HDD
DVD or DVD/Combo or DVD/Dual
13.15" (L) x 9.1" (W) x 1.29" (min H)/1.53" (max H)
5.38 lbs
M2000Z
AMD Sempron 2800+/3000+/3300+ or AMD Turion 64 ML-28/ML-30/ML-32
15.0" XGA
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M
Up to 1 GB DDR
40/60/80 GB HDD
DVD or DVD/Combo or DVD/Dual
13.15"(W) x 10.80"(L) x1.41"(min)/1.78"(max)(H)
6.55 lbs
ECS
536
AMD Sempron 2600+/2800+/3000+/3100+ or AMD Althron 64 2700+/2800+/3000+ or AMD Turion 64 MT28/30/32/34/37 ML28/30/32/34/37/40
14.1" XGA or 15" XGA
VIA K8N800 with embedded 3D engine
Up to 2 GB DDR
DVD or DVD/Combo or DVD/Dual
326.0(W) x 285.0(D) x 25.3(H)mm/32.0mm (front/back)
2.6 kg with 14.1" panel
Fujitsu AMILO A7645 (Uniwill)
AMD Turion MT-30 (1.6GHz, 1mb L2 cache, 25W)
15.4" Widescreen
ATI Mobility Radeon X700
SiS SiSM760+963L
Gericom
AMD Turion64 ML32
15" SXGA+ TFT (1400x1050)
ATI Radeon X600 128MB
1024 MB DDR400 RAM
100GB Fujitsu HDD
8x DL Multinorm DVD-RW
HP L2000 (LIVESTRONG)
AMD Turion 64
14.0" WXGA
ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M
5.5 lbs
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MSI S270
MT-28~MT-37, ML-28~ML-40
12.1" TFT WXGA
ATi RS480 (Integrated Graphics)
ATi RS480M + ATi SB400
256MB / 512MB (Max: 2GB)
40GB/60GB/80GB
DVD Dual/ DVD Dual Layer
1.9Kg
MSI M635
AMD Turion64
15.4-inch WXGA
x700
ATI RS480M
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Targa Companion 826
ML-37, ML-34, ML-32, ML-30 - 35W
15.4"WXGA
ATI Mobility Radeon X700
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Twinhead E12KT
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Tulip E-Go
AMD Turion 64 Processor MT
12.1" WXGA
ATI Radeon Xpress 200
1024Mb So-Dimm DDR PC3200 DDR
DVD RW
100 GB (SATA)
Yakumo Notebook Q8M Turion64 YW (aka Mitac Minote 8889)
ML-30 (1.60 GHz, 1 MB L2 Cache)
15" TFT XGA
Unichrome Pro integrated, 64 MB
VIA K8N800 +VT8235CE
512 MB DDR RAM
DVD/RW Dual Double Layer
Approx. 2.6 kg
Summary:
Taken from http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...oc.aspx?i=2374
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AMD Unveils Turion 64 Mobile Technology: A Rebranded Mobile Athlon 64 March 10th, 2005 Anand Lal Shimpi Intel’s Centrino brand has developed extremely well since its introduction less than two years ago. You could go as far as to say that Centrino has been Intel’s quickest zero-to-success brand that we’ve ever seen in the history of the company. A very large part of the success is due to the strong technology behind Centrino. AMD doesn’t have the resources of Intel, that’s plain and simple. They have done an excellent job with their K8 architecture, but for AMD to devote additional resources to developing another architecture, strictly mobile oriented, it’s just not possible at this time. At the same time, AMD’s Athlon 64 is far more suited for mobile environments than Intel’s Pentium 4 ever was, so the need for a mobile specific architecture isn’t as great for AMD as it was for Intel. So when AMD announced their Turion 64 “Mobile Technology” we had a feeling it would be something very similar to their desktop Athlon 64s, today AMD confirmed that. Much like Intel’s Centrino, AMD is referring to their Turion 64 as a “Mobile Technology” and not just a microprocessor platform. AMD has seen the success of Intel’s Centrino Mobile Technology and is hoping to capitalize on some of that success. Unlike Centrino however, Turion 64 doesn’t rely on AMD-supplied chips to receive the branding. AMD will provide the Turion 64 processors, but chipsets can be provided by a number of vendors as can the LAN and wireless controllers. AMD is far less restricting on the components that make up Turion 64 enabled notebooks, which means that they will inevitably be cheaper than Centrino platforms, but it also means that they may not be as power efficient as Centrino platforms - it’s a tradeoff that AMD honestly had to make, as they are far from being in Intel’s position. The Turion 64 processor is basically a 90nm mobile Athlon 64, so all of the architectural features of the Athlon 64 make their way to the Turion 64. One advantage that the Turion 64 has is that with an on-die memory controller, AMD can potentially offer lower memory controller power consumption than Intel. The Turion 64 is based on the latest revision E4 of the K8 core, meaning that it supports SSE3 instructions as well as lower power states. The Turion 64 line also supports AMD’s PowerNow technology (known as Cool’N’Quiet on the desktop), which allows for clock speed (and voltage) modulation between 1.0GHz and the processor’s maximum frequency based on load. The Turion 64 will be available in both 1MB L2 and 512KB L2 cache models, but both models will only support a 64-bit (single channel) DDR400 memory controller. The first Turion 64s will be available in speeds ranging from 1.6GHz up to 2.0GHz. With the Turion 64 AMD is introducing a new model numbering system to help differentiate various Turion CPUs from one another (and to separate the Turion 64 line from the Athlon 64 line): As the chart above shows, currently AMD has two Turion lines - a 35W TDP and a 25W TDP line (note that Intel’s Pentium M 755 has a 22W TDP but they are measured differently from AMD). The second letter in the model number indicates the level of power consumption of the processor, with “higher” letters denoting lower power consumption (e.g. MT-34 has lower power consumption than the ML-34). AMD is clearly doing a bit of chip binning, with chips capable of running at lower voltages (and thus lower power) being set aside for the Turion 64 line. This isn’t much of a surprise as they do a similar thing on the server side to create their low power Opteron HE and EE chips (50W and 30W respectively). The two digits, as usual, indicate clock speed/cache size and other performance impacting features. Performance, Availability and Final Words Despite the fact that the Turion 64 line was just announced, it turns out that we actually did a Pentium M vs. Turion 64 performance comparison about a year ago. When Intel launched the Dothan Pentium M core, we compared it to the Socket-745 Athlon 64 2800+ (1.8GHz) - which is very similar to the Turion 64 ML-32 (1.8GHz/512KB). While the performance comparison isn't identical to a Turion 64 notebook, it should give you an idea of how competitive the Turion 64 will be performance-wise, with the Pentium M. As you can see, AMD should have no problem remaining performance competitive with the Pentium M, but there are obviously many other factors that aren't depicted in the article mentioned above. Mainly we have no idea how the Turion 64 will fare in a power consumption comparison, or how competitive it is from a form factor standpoint. AMD has been aiming at the thin-and-light market from the start with Turion 64, but there's no guarantee that the Turion 64 can get into as thin and as light notebooks as Centrino. AMD has always been one step behind Intel when it came to chip packaging, which carries a lot of weight in form factor discussions. AMD lists Turion 64 chip availability as immediately with the following price structure: "AMD Turion 64 mobile technology models ML-37, ML-34, ML-32, ML-30, MT-34, MT-32, and MT-30 are priced at $354, $263, $220, $184, $268, $225 and $189 respectively, in 1,000-unit quantities." Acer and Fujitsu will have Turion 64 notebooks available by the end of the month. AMD also announced that: "ASUS, Averatec, BenQ, MSI and Packard Bell are among the leading, global computer manufacturers who have indicated they will support AMD Turion 64 mobile technology." So it sounds like we will see a few others with Turion 64 platforms, but still a few short of a complete list of partners. With the Turion 64, AMD is doing more of a marketing repackaging of their Athlon 64 than anything else. While it's going to be tough to best Intel's Centrino in overall packaging, the Turion 64 may just be close enough for AMD to be happy. It all boils down to implementation, and it'll be tough for Turion to break into the more exotic Centrino markets but it shouldn't have a problem competing in the more mainstream priced Centrino notebooks. |
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