AMD 2650e and 3250e Athlons to finally reach retail

jmke · 8th January 2009, 16:20 [**jmke**]

Expected to become available in November, AMD's energy-efficient Athlon 2650e and Athlon X2 3250e processors and now said to finally be on their way to store shelves. Based on the good ol' K8 architecture, the 1.6 GHz single-core 2650e and 1.5 GHz dual-core 3250e come in a AM2 package, have a TDP of 15W and 22W respectively, and are set to cost under $50.

Targeting Intel's single- and dual-core Atoms, the two Athlons are aimed for use within nettops and other low-power systems.

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FireTech · 9th January 2009, 14:19 [**FireTech**]

??????? November? 2009? i.e. 11 months away?
Has someone at TechConnect been sniffing too much whiteout?

jmke · 9th January 2009, 15:27 [**jmke**]

that's indeed a bit far away