Comments on: AMD 'Yukon' looks beyond Netbooks

Chipmaker will target its Yukon technology at ultraportables but not necessarily the Netbook market.

[Mr. Dee]

It would be a terrible mistake if AMD does not target the NetBook form factor. We are talking about something that will have a great amount of dominance by 2012. Even Microsoft realizes this and is suring up Windows 7 to work nicely on it. Anyway, if they want their bad decision to make ATOM be the dominant technology, more power to them.

[hafenbrack]

Just Curious, has anyone seen a netboook in the wild? None in my neck of the woods yet.

[pithenumber]

AMD isn't targeting it, but companies will prolly use it as a high end netbook processor anyways.

[kwhsy82]

To hafenbrack: absolutely. In their suspected habit: Starbucks. A couple college-age looking folks.

[TY-Photography]

I hope AMD makes some major progress in this department. I love their processors and hate to see the company struggle.

[ferretboy88]

Maybe that lawsuit by the libs in NY will hurt Intel so AMD can cheat their way to the top again. I just love those lawsuits where you sue a company that kicks your ass.

[montex66]

I think the idea of a netbook is fine, but in practice I don't think they'll be very popular. At least, not with anyone who is smart enough to realize that any of your private stored on server is not going to stay private.
Oh sure, there will be reassurances that your data is safe and nobody has access to it, but we know better. The only way to keep your data out of other people's hands is to literally keep it out of their hands - something that can't be done from a remote location like a netbook.

[cnet-og]

montex66: I think you confuse 'netbook' with thin client (cloud computing)... There is no reason a netbook cannot be completely self-contained... without the use of remote storage.

[JLutes]

Why would AMD try to limit themselves to catching up on low volume niche machines and skip on high volume netbooks? Especially going into recession - get a processor in the machines that are selling, with increasing sales, not into low volume high end machines. Jesus!

[Angorn]

As a netbook user I can say that this is a terrible mistake for AMD as not only are netbooks extremely popular but they are very powerful as well, if you have your machine configured properly. I have an Acer AspireOne as my only PC right now and it can do everything just fine.

The Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor and 1.5GB of RAM runs flawlessly with anything I can throw at it, Photoshop runs perfectly and very fast. All of these processor company's, Intel included want us to think that we need faster and faster more and more powerful processors when all you really need is to make the software run properly with what you have. Once you take the crap out of the operating system (which has effected nothing) everything runs right.

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[AppleSuxLeo]

AMD`s problem is that it is run by Dirk Meyer , Oscar Meyer`s brother.Should have stuck to hot dogs.

[LogicProphet]

I'm wondering where they get their figures considering the sales of netbooks of course your gonna have a significant # of returns more then the competition if your selling more. At any rate I'm extremely satisfied with my aspire one with a a 6 cell battery the damn thing is practically my safety blanket. It goes everywhere with me and with the 5 hour battery life I can upload pictures,write my books,watch my movies, ,listen to my tunes, and do my presentations in almost any given area.

[ProDigit]

Seems to me Caspian will be a greater mini notebook processor than the conesus.

Without having any data about the processors,one can assume the 45nm processor to only use slightly more or even less than the Conesus

Let's say the Conesus uses 8W TDP; the Caspian should use max. 16W (seeing it has twice the L cache,and probably will be slightly more advanced).
Then apply the rule of three,
16W*45nm/65nm=11W; since generally a 45nm will use about 70% of the 65nm's surface area,as well as use only 70% of the other's power draw.
when lower voltages are applied due to smaller manufacturing, the 45nm CPU could even use less than 70% of the 65nm's power.