Lenovo Rolls Out AMD-based Desktop
By Colleen Taylor -- EDN, September 28, 2006
China-based PC maker Lenovo Ltd. has announced its first desktop made with an Advanced Micro Devices processor.
The latest model in its Lenovo 3000 desktop PC line-up, the Lenovo 3000 J115 desktop, is targeted at small business users. The Vista operating system-capable J115 desktop comes equipped with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor compatible with AMD's socket AM2 platform. With the AMD chip, Lenovo claims to have increased processor performance by as much as 80 percent compared with single core models.
"By leveraging the outstanding performance and value of the AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor, Lenovo can deliver a system ideally suited for demanding small-business computing environments where reliability, energy efficiency and performance are of the utmost importance," Bob Brewer, corporate VP of AMD's desktop division, said in a statement.
The computer also features up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, a 250GB 7299 rpm SATA hard drive with the potential to support 500GB, and an optional 19" widescreen LCD-TFT.
Lenovo may not be the only company teaming up with AMD. According to Lehman Brothers' reports, AMD is in talks with Apple Computer, which may use AMD's chips in its upcoming products.
The Lenovo 3000 J115 desktop will be available in October, with prices set to start at $599.
