AMD C-60 or E-450 processor first available on a Dell Inspiron M102z

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The most capable netbook on the market: the Dell Inspirion m102z

The Dell Inspiron M102z will be the first netbook to be equipped with the new AMD C-60 processor along with a more powerful Radeon HD6290 graphics processor at base price. There will be an option for you to upgrade it to the more powerful E-450 processor with the Radeon HD6320 chip.

The AMD C-60 Ontario processor is an upgraded version of its predecessor, the C-50. With a C-50, you get a 1ghz dual-core processor running at 1GHz with Turbo Core technology that allows speeds to be boosted up to 1.33GHz, and an upgrade from the current Radeon HD6250s which run at 274MHz to the HD6290 which runs at 400MHz, all while keeping TDP at 9W. The AMD E-450 Zacate on the other hand, is a more powerful processor clocked at 1.66ghz, and will come with a HD6320 chip, which will see clock speeds go up from 500MHz to 600MHz.

However, few countries have seen shipment of the M102z, and an indicative price can only be seen from Dell Singapore, where it starts at SGD629 (USD521), although Singapore does have a record of having higher prices on all laptops, and therefore it might not be a good indicator of what prices will be like elsewhere.

The Dell is poised for people looking for a netbook that can do much more than a normal netbook would. With a high-power processor and a powerful graphics card, it will extend your ability to play games as well as provide you the ability to watch 1080p videos. It has a high-resolution screen that goes up to 1366×768 and has a HDMI-out which gives it great dynamism.

You’d wonder if these types of ‘notbooks’ beat the cheap notebooks equipped with a larger monitor, and a Core i3, priced around the same ballpark. The Dell Inspiron M102z has a more powerful graphics card, although its processor is weaker. However, when playing games, more often than not, a computer’s Achilles Heel lies in the graphics chip more so than the processor.

Operating System

• Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit (English)

Memory⁷

• 2GB (1 X 2GB) 1 DIMM DDR3 1333Mhz (operating at 1067Mhz)
• 4GB (1 X 4GB) 1 DIMM DDR3 1333Mhz (operating at 1067Mhz)

Chipset

• AMD A50M FCH

Video Card

• AMD Radeon™ HD 6290 Graphics(AMD C-60)
• AMD Radeon™ HD 6320 Graphics(AMD E-450)

Display

• 11.6″ (29.5cm) HD WLED Display with TrueLife™ (1366 x 768)

Audio and Speakers

• SRS premium Surround sound standard
  2 X 1.5W speakers for total of 3W standard

Hard Drive

• Up to 500GB⁶ hard drive (7200RPM)

Optical Drive

• External DVD+/RW (optional)

Power

• 6-cell 56WHr Li-Ion Battery with up to 9 hours of battery life⁴
  Optional 9-cell 90WHr Li-Ion Battery with up to 13 hours 57minutes of battery life⁵

Camera

• Built-in 1.3M Pixel Webcam

Wireless

• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth :
  Standard 802.11b/g/n + Bluetooth 3.0 Combo Card

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