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AMD's latest technology to battle Intel's mainstream notebooks in 2010.

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[billybear]

That laptop looks cheap and nasty - hopefully Acer and HP will provide something which looks more conservative.

Puma wasn't really a speed bump from the last generation was it, nor did it provide much of a battery performance increase. So I imagine Congo is going to provide the same old technology wrapped up for the past two years.

I must say though for laptops under £400, they can't be beaten for value.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

That laptop looks cheap and nasty - hopefully Acer and HP will provide something which looks more conservative.

Puma wasn't really a speed bump from the last generation was it, nor did it provide much of a battery performance increase. So I imagine Congo is going to provide the same old technology wrapped up for the past two years.

I must say though for laptops under £400, they can't be beaten for value.

The Turion II is a 45nm processor and it should hopefully mean better battery life. Also the Turion II is based on the Phenom II architecture so it should mean improved performance in theory.

[baius]

Firstly, "Welcome" to Hexus, BillyBear (@ 2 posts).

I agree that the laptop looks a bit minging.

I don't recall seeing 4200 graphics mentioned before. I know from experience that 3200 (780g) is excellent. So I'll be keeping a close eye out as to what the 4200 update brings to the table.