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AMD Announces New Low-End Processor Line

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the nomenclatura dept.

beaverbrother points out these articles at CoolTechZone and PC Magazine, writing "AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) is slated to launch a new Sempron line of processors this summer, to compete with Intel's Celeron line. The processors are designed to perform basic tasks, such as word processing, and more advanced tasks, like playing video, with ease."

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  1. soundalike by 7Ghent · · Score: 4, Interesting

    So, the marketing strategy is that the new chip name sounds so similar that people will get confused and buy a Sempron when they meant to buy a Celeron?

    Well, at least it sounds less like vegetable.

  2. Whats with the -ron? by KRYnosemg33 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Celeron, Duron, and now Sempron Am I missing something?

  3. Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I purchased a boxed XP 2500 w/ motherboard from Fry's this weekend for $69.00. The Athlons are already a better deal than the Celerons.

  4. Re:I don't get this by Caesar · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The general idea isn't so much to compete with Intel in the North American market as much as it is to undercut them massively in Asia and Latin America. You may recall that AMD killed the Duron line in 2002 only to bring it back later for sales in China (sales that they consider to be strong, and also great for branding).

  5. Great for Thin Clients by privaria · · Score: 4, Interesting

    These will probably work fine in thin clients connected to a server running a stable, multitasking, multi-user OS. Actually, they may even be overkill for that.

    Imagine a tiny motherboard using one of these with a basic amount of soldered-in RAM, on-board video and NIC, and an on-board boot flash containing LTSP. Voila, a compact, cheap license-free, diskless, plug-and-play, workstation! How's that for putting Linux on the desktop?

    An open hardware project, anyone?

  6. Re:Yes but... by MoronGames · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Standard Socket A boards (Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron) are also able to halt the system or produce an error noise once a certain temperature is reached. This applies to all nForce 2 chipsets, and KTxxx chipsets. I am unsure about others.

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  7. Simperon? by Bodhammer · · Score: 4, Interesting
    simper

    \Sim"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Simpered; p. pr. & vb. n. Simpering.] [Cf. Norw. semper fine, smart, dial. Dan. semper, simper, affected, coy, prudish, OSw. semper one who affectedly refrains from eating, Sw. sipp finical, prim, LG. sipp.] 1. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner.

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