HP First AMD Turion Notebook Helps Cancer Charity
Filed in: Gadgets — May 23rd, 2005
Hewlett-Packard will launch its first notebook based on Advanced Micro Devices’ Turion mobile processor as part of a benefit for cyclist Lance Armstrong’s foundation.
The HP Special Edition L2000 notebook PC comes with one of several AMD Turion processors and a starting price of $999. HP and AMD will donate $50 from the sale of each notebook to the Lance Armstrong Foundation, a charitable organization founded by the six-time Tour de France champion that raises money for cancer research and educational programs.
Turion is AMD’s first real attempt to compete directly with Intel’s Pentium M notebook processor. AMD’s Athlon 64 and Athlon XP processors have been used in heavy performance notebooks for years, but the company is now trying to get its chips into thinner and lighter notebooks, a category dominated by the Pentium M.
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HP News Release
HP Special Edition L2000 Notebook PC
