HP has launched its Pavilion dm1z netbook that comes with AMD’s Fusion chip that combines CPU and GPU on the same chip. It is the first netbook with the AMD Fusion chip.
The netbook measures 11.45'' x 8.45'' x 0.9'' - 1.25'' and weighs 3.53 lbs. On the outside it has a black rubberized cover with silver color finish.
HP Pavilion dm1z sports a dual-core 1.6GHz E350 Zacate processor and dual DX-11 SIMDs at 500 MHz and AMD Radeon HD 6310 GPU on the same chip. It is equipped with 3GB DDR3 memory and 320GB HDD.
Engadget says:
…….the 1.6GHz E350 processor and 3GB of RAM managed to pull in 2,510 on PCMarkVantage – that's 987 more than a dual-core Atom N550 netbook and 999 more than a previous AMD Neo processor (though, only a few more points than a dual-core Neo processor). Anecdotal performance was in line with that as well – the dm1z felt much faster than any Atom netbook and closer to a ULV laptop like the ThinkPad Edge 11. We saw zero lag while simultaneously running Microsoft Word Starter 2010, TweetDeck, Skype, Trillian, and Firefox with 10 tabs open. Throwing a 1080p video into the mix didn't slow the system either. The only time we really did see the system start gasping for air was when we tried to install Batman: Arkham Asylum while running a few other programs in the background.
Computer World.com says:
.....the dm1z scored 55 in our WorldBench 6 tests. Most Atom-based netbooks (even the dual-core models) can't do better than around 35-40.....The integrated Radeon HD 6310M graphics performs quite well, offering full DirectX 11 compatibility and outperforming the integrated graphics on Intel's Atom CPUs by a factor of 3 or more. A game like Torchlight can be played with all the settings cranked up, and Left 4 Dead 2 runs amazingly well, but more intensive titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will require you to reduce the settings to keep things smooth.....The fan gets a bit loud during gaming sessions, but never really spun up at all when we used the Pavilion dm1z for other tasks. 1080p web video plays smoothly and looks great. I even tried out the $130 external USB Blu-ray drive option, and hi-def Blu-ray movies are smooth, sharp...flawless.
The netbook has a chiclet keyboard with full size keys. The matte keys have a rubbery feeling and very comfortable to type. The clickpad is close to the keyboard and while typing the user’s wrist would accidentally touch the pad causing the cursor to jump around but it can be turned off by tapping on a small LED in the upper left corner.
Wireless communications include Gigabit Ethernet and 802.11 b/g/n wireless, and Bluetooth 3.0 (Ralink Motorola BC8).
The laptop is equipped with a 11.6-inch HD glossy display with LED backlighting 1366 x 768 HD glossy display with LED backlighting.
I/O ports include three USB sockets, headphone / microphone jack, VGA and HDMI outputs, and an Ethernet port, and a 2-in-1 card reader on the left edge.
The device is equipped with 6-cell Li-ion battery and comes with Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit). PC Mag.com says:
Battery life was easily the biggest question mark, since AMD is known to underwhelm in this department. The AMD E-350, for the record, will put these worries to rest. It's as battery efficient as an Intel Atom N550, holding its own with a score of 7 hours 8 minutes—3 minutes better than the Atom-equipped Samsung NF310 (7:05).
The HP Pavilion dm1z would cost $449 and you can also upgrade to Windows 7 professional, 4GB or 8GB RAM, up to 750GB of HDD or 128 GB SSD and a spare battery but that would drive the total cost up to $1000.
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