Computex 2002 Day 1 - Part II: KT400, Dual Channel DDR & More

Finally, AMD Displays uPGA Thoroughbred

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Ever wonder why Athlon notebooks are always so incredibly big? One of the reasons is that the mobile Athlon XP processors are still using the desktop Socket-A platform which physically takes up much more space than the mobile Pentium III and Pentium 4-M CPUs. AMD has been working on a smaller form factor Athlon package for a while and we even got to see one in action at last year's Comdex in Las Vegas.

Today we were able to see a mechanical sample out in the open as you can see below:

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Unfortunately we don't know when to expect this much needed form-factor to make its official debut. It is definitely a step in the right direction for reducing the size of AMD notebooks for use in smaller-than-desktop-replacement sized products.

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Final Words

With that said we bring Day 1 of Computex 2002 to a close. We'll be posting full coverage on the main site but we sure to subscribe to the AnandTech Newsletter to receive these updates as soon as we have the info.

More as we get it…