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MSI has just officially announced the X-Slim X610 notebook. This ultraportable is, basically, the same as the X600 except it has AMD's Congo platform brewing inside of it. The X610 has: a 15.6-inch display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution, an AMD Neo CPU, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 3D graphics, a 320GB / 500GB / 640GB HDD, 2GB of RAM (4GB optional), WiFi, optional Bluetooth, an integrated 1.3MP webcam, an optional Blu-ray drive, an HDMI output, and Windows Vista Home Premium. Unfortunately, MSI did not mention when and for how much they will be launching this notebook.

[Electronista]

MSI has just officially unveiled their latest ultraportable notebook. The 14-inch X410 is going to use AMD's Congo platform of CPUs, but it'll be their lower-end models. Other features include: 2GB of RAM, a 320GB HDD, WiFi 802.11n, and ATI Radeon X1250 integrated graphics. Since this ultraportable is under an inch thick and weighs only 3.3 pounds, it doesn't have a built-in DVD drive so you're going to have to purchase an external one if you want. MSI hasn't mentioned the official price and release date yet, but it could be somewhere between €414 ($610 USD) and €499 ($735 USD).

[Electronista]

AMD has launched their new Congo platform of CPUs, which is their answer to Intel's ULV CPUs. The AMD Congo platform will feature ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics and will be able to stream 1080p video effortlessly. The AMD Turion Neo X2 clocks in at 1.6GHz and these new CPUs will reportedly increase battery life by over an hour compared to their older models. "AMD claims that Congo's 3D graphics performance is about 77 percent faster than Intel's, and that raw procecssor power speed makes it about 43 percent faster than an equivalent CULV chip in encoding video."

Systems based on Congo are already shipping from Acer and ASUS, though AMD plans to be much more aggressive in pushing the platform and expects 20 systems to ship on or before the launch of Windows 7.

[Electronista]
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Acer is planning to launch a new netbook on October 22nd - we all know what's launching on that day already. The Acer Ferrari One will have: an 11.6-inch display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution, a Dual-Core AMD Athlon X2 L310 1.2GHz CPU, ATI Radeon 3200 graphics, WiFi / Bluetooth support, optional WWAN, and a 6-cell battery. As you can see, this netbook has a Ferrari, AMD Vision, and Windows 7 sticker. It's going to be released on October 22nd for £435 ($724 USD).

[Engadget]