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The New AMD Trinity APU Early Analysis and Conclusion:
It is too early to call this a win for AMD but at the same time we want to go further than saying that this is a step in the right direction. The new AMD Trinity APU is an excellent leap forward for AMD in mobile technology and represents the first serious processor worth considering from AMD in a notebook platform in a long time. If the hands-on testing of the AMD Trinity APU proves that it lives up to the numbers we see here then Intel has a serious competitor in the notebook market place and more importantly consumers get the benefit of a viable, competitive additional choice.
The Trinity combines all of the right elements needed for AMD to win significant market share. Advanced graphics, better battery life, and lower cost. It looks like AMD is poised to introduce the right product to the market at the right time and take advantage of Intel’s having already established ultra books as a viable product which consumers want.
Please take a look at our full gallery of slides provided by AMD and stay tuned for a full review of the new AMD Trinity on our website soon.
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How can you say you don’t know if Trinity is a winner when it brings significantly better CPU/GPU performance over Llano which was very adequate for most mainstream consumers? SB is just barely faster in CPU performance and isn’t in the same iniverse as Trinity. Pretty much every reviewer has confirmed that Trinity is a winner on all fronts including battery life and price in addition to CPU/GPU performance.
BTW consumers do not want Ultrabooks and that is why even with lots of Intel bribe money sales are very poor. Ultrathins are a sure success for AMD especially when priced hundreds less that a shiny under-powered Ultrabook.
Jorge,
Trinity is still not proven a success for AMD. As a Processor it is certainly a step forward in the right direction, and it will be a great consumer option. The problem lies in AMD overcoming years of shortcomings int he mobile market. Consumers by and far prefer Intel in their laptops. In that regard Trinity has a lot of hard work ahead. No product just steps out of the shadow of years of history to become an overnight success.
So is Trinity a winner for AMD. . . not yet. I cannot declare a product a winner for which I have not even tested. And even had I the product in hand, consumers have the overall sway of the market. If they adopt then it is so.
I still hold firm to my statement, Trinity holds great potential for AMD. Now all they have to do is get the word out there and convince consumers. The first step in doing so would be to get us a system.