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One would think that a APU based laptop would lower cost since there is only one simple heatsink needed and the layout of the pcb would be less complicated. BUt i just did for the fun a google on APU laptops and although i see a lot of AMD pages presenting laptop and notebook ready apu's, the first advertisement that i see is actually about a laptop selling a i7 derivate.
Why is this ? Are all produced apu's going to game machines ?
AMD hurts itself with this situation IMHO. I myself have a (richland not kaveri ) A10-6700 + A75 based desktop and it has always been very responsive. And now that i can enjoy the luxury of an SSD it is quicker than ever. A laptop with a similar specification would be very sufficient for many people. I am not planning to buy one. I just find it peculiar.
Why is this ? Are all produced apu's going to game machines ?
AMD hurts itself with this situation IMHO. I myself have a (richland not kaveri ) A10-6700 + A75 based desktop and it has always been very responsive. And now that i can enjoy the luxury of an SSD it is quicker than ever. A laptop with a similar specification would be very sufficient for many people. I am not planning to buy one. I just find it peculiar.