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AMD-based Apple Notebook in the Works?

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Apple may have an AMD-based notebook computer in the works. Taiwan component makers have stated that there is an increase in orders for certan capacitators that are intended to be used in an AMD-based Apple notebook. Digitimes has the the details.

Taiwan passive component makers are witnessing an aggressive increase in orders for high-capacitance multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), with most of the MLCCs having a capacitance of 22?F, and being for use in an AMD-based Apple notebook, sources at the makers noted. For this new notebook, about 70 22?F MLCCs will be required, with Japan-based Murata Manufacturing, Taiyo Yuden and TDK being the three major suppliers, the sources added.

 

Speculation that AMD and Apple will team up has been fueled by statements made by AMD CEO Hector Ruiz in September, when he noted that the two companies will eventually do business with each other. The merger between AMD and ATI also helped make the speculation more convincing, as ATI delivers graphics solutions that are specialized for Apple G5 PCs.

If Apple does start to use AMD processors, this may have a drastic effect on Apple's partnership with Intel.

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joe75
If you aren't referencing a rate of failure for quality what are you referencing?

 

I'm referring to actual manufacturing, AMD is a more complicated chip produced in smaller volumes in less faculty's with better quality control.

For the record my 65nm Merom runs a hell of allot hotter then my 90nm Venice :(

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices

 

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/AboutAM...9_10000,00.html

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retroz
I'm referring to actual manufacturing, AMD is a more complicated chip produced in smaller volumes in less faculty's with better quality control.

For the record my 65nm Merom runs a hell of allot hotter then my 90nm Venice :2cents:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices

 

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/AboutAM...9_10000,00.html

 

 

Old article....from August, but apparently, the move from K8 to KL8 is supposed (YMMV) be a Conroe killer.

 

Who knows...

 

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http://xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/amd-k8l.html

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Zealot

im expecting next year for the quads generation.

But Intel seems to like the 2+2 on the procesor (with low cache L2 shared by the 2 core 2 duo ).

On the other side Amd is working for a "real" quad that means 4 cores not 2+2 .I m not defending AMD but intel always seems hurry to make the next generation.

I have both type of procesors :

-Intel: great overclocking(as hot as hell)

-AMD: best procesor instructions (low production)

 

thats all i got

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