Given the severe lack of design wins that AMD has (does a laptop with a FX-7xxx APU even exist?)
MSI GX60-5CD81FD
MSI GX60-5CD16H11
MSI GX70-5CD8H11B
MSI GX70-5CD81FD
All of them with AMD FX7600P APUs. Available now in Europe from 899.00 euro
http://skinflint.co.uk/eu/msi-gx60-5cd81fd-0016fl-sku2-a1162839.html
MSI GX60-5CD81FD
CPU: AMD FX-7600P, 4x 2.70GHz • RAM: 8GB • HDD: 1TB HDD • optical drive: DVD+/-RW DL • Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M290X, 2GB, HDMI • Display: 15.6", 1920x1080, non-glare • Connectors: 3x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0, LAN • Wireless: WLAN 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 • Card Readers: 4in1 (SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC) • Webcam: 1.3 megapixels • Operating System: FreeDOS • Battery: Li-Ion, 9 cells • Weight: 3.50kg • Special features: keypad, illuminated keyboard • Warranty:
two years (Pickup&Return)
EDIT : Lenovo and ACER Laptops with FX7500 20W TDP
http://skinflint.co.uk/eu/?fs=fx7500&in=
Lenovo Z50-75 from 469.00 euro
http://skinflint.co.uk/eu/lenovo-z50-75-80ec0078ge-a1173028.html
CPU: AMD FX-7500, 4x 2.10GHz • RAM: 4GB • HDD: 500GB SSHD (8GB SSD-cache) • optical drive: DVD+/-RW DL • Graphics: AMD Radeon R7 M255, 2GB, HDMI • Display: 15.6", 1920x1080, glare • Connectors: 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0, Gb LAN • Wireless: WLAN 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 • Card Readers: 2in1 (SD/MMC) • Webcam: 1.0 megapixels • Operating System: FreeDOS • Battery: Li-Ion, 4 cells • Weight: 2.50kg • Special features: keypad • Warranty: two years
all that "shipments increasing by 50%" probably means is that instead selling a total of two hundred of those chips commercially, they're now selling three hundred. Big whoop.
Clearly you dont know what you are talking about. For the last 3 quarters APUs are increasing their volume especially High-End A8 and A10 SKUs.
Q1 2014
http://seekingalpha.com/article/214...-2014-results-earnings-call-transcript?page=2
In our personal computing business, our mobile APU unit shipments increased sequentially in the first quarter as our customers prepared to introduce notebooks powered by our newest Beema and Kaveri APUs.
In the desktop channel, we continue to build momentum in the upper part of our portfolio as we enrich our product mix. Our high-end A8 and A10 APUs had a second straight quarter of record unit shipments. We continue to build a stronger desktop portfolio, ramping our high-end Kaveri APU and introducing our first low-powered socketed APU for the desktop channel this past quarter. We expect these APUs will drive revenue growth in the coming quarters.
Q2 2014
http://seekingalpha.com/article/232...-2014-results-earnings-call-transcript?page=2
In the second quarter AMD’s overall microprocessor unit shipments increased sequentially for the first time in four quarters, driven by the introduction of new notebook from Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo and others powered by our latest Vima and Kaveri APUs. We also launched AMD’s Pro A-Series APU in the quarter and remain on track to more than double the number of AMD-based commercial offerings available by the end of the year. HP has already announced a full range of elite commercial offerings powered by AMD and additional OEMs will begin rolling out AMD-powered commercial offerings this quarter.In the desktop space, demand for our desktop APUs was strong from our OEMs; however, the desktop component channel was softer than we expected. We believe that with the expansion of our A-series APU portfolio and continued ramp of our first lower-powered socketed desktop APU, this business was strengthened over the coming quarters. Overall, we saw the first sequential revenue increase for our computing solution segment in four quarters. Our PC strategy remains focused on developing profitability by diversifying into the commercial stabilizing the overall PC business and leveraging the channel to deliver profitability.
Q3 2014
http://seekingalpha.com/article/256...-2014-results-earnings-call-transcript?page=2
Earlier this year, we laid out several important objectives to improve the financial performance of this segment. These include expanding in the commercial client market, improving our mix in consumer notebooks, gaining share in professional graphics and increasing component and AIB channel sales.
We've met our goal to double our commercial client design wins from last year, and are pleased with the initial progress we are making to build a richer mix in our PC business. New commercial client offerings from Dell, HP, Lenovo have started ramping, resulting in approximately a 50% increase in our commercial APU shipments from the second quarter.
We also improved our notebook APU mix in the quarter, as our Kaveri processors ramped in mobile design wins and our higher-end mobile processor unit shipments increased nearly 50% from the second quarter. Mobile discrete GPU unit shipments also increased from the second quarter, as new design wins entered production.
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Also don't forget the fact that
absolutely ZERO retailers reflected AMD's putative price drops on boxed APUs from last month, simply because said retailers have absolutely no way to clear out existing stock that was purchased at the earlier (and higher) wholesale price point.
European prices have fallen considerably the last few months, US prices may not fallen so far perhaps due to demand and supply or retailers keeping high margins.