Somehow or another, we missed covering the Richland APU launch. With AMD launching Kabini and Temash today and reiterating the features and parts in the Richland APU lineup, we felt it was a good time to quickly go over what Richland offers. Note that AMD is not yet announcing the desktop Richland parts, so we’re looking at the mobile offerings for now. Here’s the list of the Richland APU models, with three standard voltage parts and four LV/ULV offerings: Fundamentally, Richland is a tweaked version of last year’s Trinity APU, with slightly higher CPU and GPU clocks. There’s reportedly some tuning to help Richland reach higher Turbo Core speeds more often, but we have not yet tested a Richland APU so we’re not sure how...
AMD’s 2013 Elite Mobility Platform, aka Temash
AMD has a bunch of APUs launching today, and while the only hardware we have on hand for testing right now consists of a Kabini laptop, we wanted to...
7 by Jarred Walton 15 hours agoAMD Kabini APUs Detailed
AMD has a three-pronged assault going out today: at the bottom (in terms of performance) is their 2013 AMD Elite Mobility Platform, formerly codenamed Temash. Next up is the...
0 by Jarred Walton 15 hours agoThe AMD Kabini Review: A4-5000 APU Tested
How does Kabini perform compared to existing hardware? Armed with a prototype laptop sporting AMD’s latest APU, we put it through an extensive suite of benchmarks and see what’s...
74 by Jarred Walton 17 hours agoBest Business Laptops – May 2013
It’s been a couple of weeks since our last “best laptop” article, mostly because I had concerns about recommending anything with AMD’s Richland and Intel’s Haswell processors right around...
31 by Jarred Walton 6 days agoAMD Launches Radeon HD 8970M
Earlier this week I noted that AMD’s Radeon 8970M and Richland A10-5750M are both available in MSI’s new GX70 3BE gaming notebook, but at the time I couldn't fully...
15 by Jarred Walton on 5/15/2013Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook Review
Intel puts their best foot forward with a business class 14" Ultrabook from Lenovo, the touchscreen-equipped X1 Carbon.
91 by Dustin Sklavos on 5/15/2013MSI GX70 3BE: Richland A10 APU and Neptune 8970M Gaming Notebook
This is one of the more interesting pieces of hardware to keep an eye on if you're looking at a reasonably priced gaming notebook. I've toyed around with MSI's...
21 by Jarred Walton on 5/13/2013Toshiba KIRAbook Ultrabook Review
Toshiba throws their hat into the high-end ultrabook ring with this 13.3" gem featuring a 2560x1440 IPS display.
108 by Dustin Sklavos on 5/9/2013Sony Announces VAIO Fit Series of Laptops
Today Sony is launching their newest line of laptops, the VAIO Fit series. There will be two different lines, the Fit and the Fit E, and all of the...
15 by Jarred Walton on 5/7/2013Acer Aspire V Series: New AMD APUs and Other Upgrades
The final piece of news out of Acer from today consists of updates to their Aspire V series of laptops targeted at value-conscious consumers. We’ve previously reviewed the Aspire...
42 by Jarred Walton on 5/3/2013Acer Iconia A1 7.9” Tablet
Continuing with the spate of Acer announcements from today, next up we have the Iconia A1 Tablet. Details on the SoC are a bit scarce, but it’s listed as...
17 by Jarred Walton on 5/3/2013Acer Aspire P3 Ultrabook Launched
In contrast to the Aspire R7, the P3 is basically a reworking of the Iconia W700 tablet from last year, only with a shell that makes the result very...
6 by Jarred Walton on 5/3/2013Acer Aspire R7: A Laptop to Make You Flip
Today Acer held a press conference in New York to announce a variety of new products. Given the timing, it’s no surprise that Intel 4th Generation CPUs aren’t specifically...
15 by Jarred Walton on 5/3/2013CyberPowerPC FangBook Gaming Notebook Review
We've seen this chassis before, but we haven't seen it with CyberPowerPC's touches, and we haven't seen anything about the Kepler-based NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675MX. That changes today.
27 by Dustin Sklavos on 5/1/2013ASUS Zenbook UX51VZ: Great Laptop, High Price
I have quite a few laptops that have been languishing in a non-fully-reviewed state for a while. The New Year was been a bit crazy, and in the midst...
64 by Jarred Walton on 4/30/2013NVIDIA R319 Series Beta Driver 320.00 Available
NVIDIA's driver numbering can be a bit of a mystery at times, but after the R313 Series that encompasses all version 313.x and 314.x releases, NVIDIA is jumping ahead...
15 by Jarred Walton on 4/23/2013Best Thin and Light Laptops, April 2013
My focus on laptop recommendations today is on the rather nebulous “thin and light” category. That can mean different things to different people, but with Ultrabooks encroaching on this...
82 by Jarred Walton on 4/19/2013Best Gaming Notebooks, April 2013
For this week’s update of our laptop/notebook recommendations, we turn our eye towards the mobile gaming sector—and no, we’re not including tablets in this category, even though they can...
62 by Jarred Walton on 4/12/2013Best Budget Laptops, April 2013
Last week we launched a new sort of buyer’s guide for AnandTech with our Best Budget Ultrabook recommendation. We’ll be fleshing out the “best XYZ” recommendations for other components...
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