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Toshiba Taps AMD Platform for New Notebooks

AMD says that Toshiba will launch three Satellite notebook PCs based on an AMD mobile platform. Combining advanced mobile processor performance with outstanding graphics, Toshiba will offer systems in the Satellite product line based on AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology and the AMD M690 Series Chipset. Toshiba is expected to start shipping the new consumer notebooks in time for the back-to-school season.

Toshiba plans to first launch the AMD-based notebooks in the United States and Europe. Toshiba is the latest OEM to participate in the AMD Better by Design program which enables leading global OEMs to design notebook PCs that provide users with better performance and superior graphics and wireless connectivity, while delivering increased energy efficiency for extended battery life.

Together, AMD Turion 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology and the AMD M690 Series Chipset deliver a superior mobile computing platform experience. AMD's open platform strategy enables leading global OEMs to design notebook PCs with a choice of leading graphics technologies that deliver performance and smooth video playback with increased energy efficiency for extended battery life.



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