#macbook amd

SemiAccurate reports that Apple was allegedly working with AMD to use their Fusion Llano chips for the latest iteration of the Macbook Air. First, when the Macbook Air came out with a Core 2 Duo and NVidia Ion combo in 2010, instead of the first-generation Intel Core i3/i5 series, it was an indication that Apple wanted more GPU power that it was willing to sacrifice some CPU cycles for it. When the mid-2011 variants of the Macbook Air came out, it ran on the IntelSandy Bridge platform running Core i5 and Core i7 chips. Turning to an AMD chip might mean getting the GPU juice that Apple needed the Mac. The likely candidate could be the AMD Llano and possibly the A8-3500M running at 1.5GHz quad-core CPU with a Radeon HD 6620G. In recent months though, Intel has been pushing for "ultrabooks" with Asus, Acer and Lenovo among the first to come out with their own competitors to the Macbook Air. I'm not sure about the timing of this ultrabook but it could be Intel's way of telling Apple that if they pick AMD for the next Macbook Air, Intel will heavily support competitors either to undercut the price of the MBA and/or offer better hardware. Read more in our articles including "What if Apple used AMD CPUs with the Macbook Air?" and "AMD Phenom X4 9950 Benchmark".