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AMD Debuts Athlon 64 3000

AMD has expanded its family of low-voltage mobile processors designed to offer high performance, security and mobility for thin and light notebooks. The new Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor offers a 32-bit computing environment with a seamless transition to 64-bit computing.

Like all the AMD64 processors, this new low-voltage mobile processor also offers Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) designed to prevent the spread of certain malicious viruses when enabled by Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2).

According to the company, the new Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+ for thin and light notebooks provides for extended system battery life with AMD PowerNow technology.

The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+ is the first processor model manufactured with AMD’s 90-nanometer production process, a semiconductor manufacturing process designed to enable higher performance without increased power consumption.

The Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+ for thin and light notebooks is priced at US$241 in 1,000-unit quantities.

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