News Bits: New Dell Workstation, AMD Losses Aren't So Bad, HP Touchscreen Notebooks

HP to introduce touch-screen notebooks

According to a DigiTimes report, HP plans to introduce a notebook featuring touch-screen technology by the end of this year.

Microsoft plans to add more extensive support for touch-screen technologies into Windows 7, which has increased notebook makers interest in the technology. At the moment, tablet PCs are one of the only segments using touch screens.

Full Story (DigiTimes.com)

Dell M6400 Covet workstation now available

Dell today introduced the Precision M6400 Covet workstation, which has an orange paint job and $3,859 price tag. Key features include a 17-inch WUXGA LED-backlit display, Intel Core 2 Duo/Extreme processors, dual-channel DDR3 memory, RAID0 or RAID 1 hard drive configurations or an SSD, and Nvidia QuadroFX 3700M graphics with 1GB VRAM.

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Via (Engadget.com)

AMD Q3 loss declines

Although AMD reported a loss in Q3, it was significantly less than in previous quarters. The Q3 net loss of $67 million is small compared to the $396 million lost in the same quarter last year, and the $1.189 billion loss in Q2 this year. In addition, revenue was up 15 percent.

Full Story (HEXUS.net)

Quanta not getting Acer netbook orders

DigiTimes reports that Acer will be sending its orders for 15 million Aspire One netbooks to Compal Electronics and Wistron instead of Quanta, the world's largest notebook maker.

Acer shipped between 2.2 million and 2.3 million Aspire One netbooks in Q3 this year; the company has a shipment goal of seven million units this year.

Full Story (DigiTimes.com)

 

Thx for the news Chaz

 

Covet? Envy?? What the hell!?

 

go AMD!!

 

Yeah go AMD! You a losing a lot less, but you are still a loser! lol...

 

From the picture, the M6400 wins hands down in terms of looks compared to the W700, although they are not much different in terms of their prices =/.

 

Yeah. Lol. Look at my desktop system. Built from AMD . But still way, way faster than any Intel system for around that price.

 

I know! It's so sexy! But kinda thick.

 

Thanks for the info, Chaz!

Oooh the 6400 hmmmmm.... Covet?

cov·et (kvt)
v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets
v.tr.
1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy.
2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire.
v.intr.
To feel immoderate desire for that which is another's.

Sorry's had to look up the definition for the name...



Cin

 

Good to see AMD losing less. As to the M6400, it seems rather inordinately expensive. Granted it does have a lot of power, but $3800 as a starting price, even with that considered? The M2400 and M4400 seemed like fairly good deals, but I think the M6400 is Dell's profit-bringer. Although the non-Covet version isn't nearly as bad in that regard, it's still quite expensive.

Further news on the HP touch-screens will be interesting. I'm still undecided on whether I'd want a touch-screen notebook, though. It's a nice feature to have, but screen quality usually suffers (both initially and because of smudging).

 

Poor AMD. I hate to see them not doing so well.

 

Yea Kudos to AMD!

...Ah hem!...So yea...Go HP!!!...glad to see them always looking to break the technology barrier. Keep up the good work HP, Intel and M$.

 

Nobody I know has ever bought a Dell for it's listed price. Expect coupons and discounts to cut atleast 20% off it's listed price.

 

Dell always has some kind of deal or coupon. It's just a matter of looking for it.

 

Touch screen laptops don't seem that appealing to me. Woo...I can touch the start button.

 

lol. quite the pOint. imagine trying to touch everything on screen even the simple operations.

 

Yeah, the Covet is really a thing of beauty, they got it right. Then again, Dell has chosen not to ship it with a Blu-Ray drive, unlike Lenovo, and it also comparatively lacks the digitizer and the TrackPoint. I'm holding my breath (and my purchase) for a comparison of the screens.

One possible downside of the Covet finish - I'm guessing this may be delicate compared to the surprisingly tough ThinkPad finish, and how bummed will you be when you scratch it?

 

I also don't really see the allure of touch-screen laptops. At least with convertible tablets, I can hold it in my hands while surfing the web from the couch.

I do like the TX2000Z series from HP, but really wish they had Intel options and MUCH less grainy screens.

 

maybe in the future all laptops of all kinds will be tablets and convertibles so one can use them both ways.

I also cannot wait till HP offers ssd's in all their notebooks. I refuse to buy my next notebook without SSD, so I hope they jump on the bandwagon.

 

good AMD is getting stronger.

 

AMD is getting stronger in that they are going down the tubes less than they were before. >_> I'm sorry, but their processors still suck. I'd rather have an ATI/AMD GPU than an nVidia card at this point, but no, no AMD cpu/platform for me. Not when Intel is blowing it out of the water on all fronts.

 

oops, i did it again! ever wondering how well is the last amd spinout spansion memory division doing?
amd is a shame to US technology, the sooner it dies the better.

 

Yes, I'm a big fan of ATI's current GPUs and are a very strong rival to Nvidia's offerings but of AMD's processors vs Intel, bleh.

But that's why AMD gobbled up ATI, to have at least one division in the company that can hold its own against its competitors. If they ever release the ATI XGP external graphics solution, I have a feeling it will boost sales of AMD Puma notebooks since its currently exclusive to work on the Puma platform and give them a strong selling point over Intel notebooks. That would really make me consider an AMD powered notebook as my next one.

 

Why? Then Intel will have no reason to innovate since there are no viable competitors in the market and it will lead to stagnation. You can hate AMD all you want, but without them Intel would not be where it is today and the prices would be insane.

 

HP Touchscreen Notebook: Let me guess.... It's going to be called the HP TouchSmart Notebook PC. Either way, I'm all for a touchscreen in a notebook that's bigger than 12.1".

Dell Precision M6400 Covet: A Precision that thinks it's an XPS, and it has every reason to think that way. It's got awesome performance along with hot looks that look far better than the XPS M1730. Go figure! Too bad it commands an ultra-high price tag....

 

This is excellent news for AMD. I really was fearful we would find ourselves with only one CPU supplier. This would not be good.

 

Good news for AMD, I want them to be even more competitive in the market with Intel especially in mobile chipset and platform so the users can get a laptop for a lot cheaper. Look at what is going on right now, GPU are cheaper compared to what you are getting as ATI is now being very competitive with NVIDIA so they have to compete by reducing the price.

 

amd chips aren't that bad, they are good performers in their respective price point.
it's just that their top chip is nowhere near intels offering, getting pwned by a q6600.

 

Dell M6400 - overpriced. Competition offer more for less money (like HP Elitebook 8730w).

 

I don't think AMD can hold very long as Intel is coming out with new superior CPU every 3-4 months. Can't wait for iCore7 from Intel and the new 35W from mobiles.