AMD Ramps Up Speed in New Athlon

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Jeff Burt
Jeff Burt
Published: Nov 11, 2002
Updated: Feb 2, 2021
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. on Monday released the Athlon XP 2200+, which the company says is its fastest mobile chip yet.

The laptop processor comes with AMDs PowerNow technology for a longer battery life. The chip also comes with the companys QuantiSpeed architecture and 3Dnow Professional technology, which when combined with DDR memory gives users faster digital video, audio and image editing capabilities, according to AMD.

QuantiSpeed also increases the performance of Microsoft Corp.s Windows XP operating system, according to AMD, of Sunnyvale, Calif.

The company said notebooks with the 2200+ are available now in Europe in Fujistu Siemens Computers Amilo A-x600 series, and that other manufacturers—such as Epson Direct in Japan and Time Computers in the United Kingdom—will roll out notebooks featuring the chip later this month.

The chip is priced at $186.

The move is part of a push by both AMD and its rival, Intel Corp., deeper into the notebook space. Intel, of Santa Clara, Calif., in the first half of next year will release its newest mobile chip, code-named Banias, which the company said will increase performance while consuming less power than its Pentium III-M processors.

Jeff Burt

Jeffrey Burt has been with eWEEK since 2000, covering an array of areas that includes servers, networking, PCs, processors, converged infrastructure, unified communications and the Internet of things.

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