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news.cnet.com - 11/14/2008

AMD: Netbooks? No thanks

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In case you missed it, Advanced Micro Devices is passing on Netbooks. At least as Intel and its partners have defined the category. AMD thinks that ultrathin 13-inch designs such as the MacBook Air address a more viable market than what it calls mininotebooks. (Credit: Apple) In fact, a ...

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appleinsider.com - 11/11/2008

Apple may turn to carbon fiber for lighter MacBook Air

— appleinsider.com — Apple enthusiastically claimed ownership to the world's thinnest notebook earlier this year with the introduction of the... MacBook Air, but is rumored to be unsatisfied with the system's weight, which it now hopes to drop below 3 pounds. (more) Apple may turn to carbon fiber for lighter MacBook Air

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macrumors.com - 11/19/2008

Mid-2007 Prototype MacBook Air Found on eBay

— macrumors.com — MacRumors forum member Brett33 bought an "as is" MacBook Air on eBay for a selling price of... $730. As it turns out, it appears the machine is actually a prototype model of Apple's MacBook Air. After receiving the unit, Brett33 noticed ... (more) Mid-2007 Prototype MacBook Air Found on eBay

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apcmag.com - 11/10/2008

AMD and VIA take aim at netbooks

— apcmag.com — Intel’s dominance of the netbook CPU market will come under threat from AMD and VIA in the... new year as each reveals their plans to woo vendors away from the Atom. (more) AMD and VIA take aim at netbooks

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AMD Has No Interest in Netbooks, None [Mini-notebooks]
Gizmodo — ... It'll be interesting to see how things play out...but if netbooks do stick around in their current form, it's too bad that AMD won't be there to keep Intel on their toes. [CNET] ...

AMD says it's "ignoring" netbooks, will focus on ultraportables
Engadget — Filed under: LaptopsIt seemed earlier this week that AMD's new Conesus chips would take on Intel's dominant Atom platform in the netbook market, but it sounds like that was just wishful thinking -- according to CEO Dirk Meyer, the chipmaker is "ignoring the netbook platform" in favor machines "above that form factor." AMD says that it's seeing high return rates on netbooks, a phenomenon it's chalking up to an unsatisfactory user experience on smaller machines. Of course, that doesn't quite jive with the sales numbers being posted by Acer, ASUS, and HP -- and although return rates are indeed higher for Linux machines than for XP, ...