ITWorld: Samsung to replace Intel with AMD in Origami PC
Samsung Electronics America Inc. plans to change the processor in its Q1 Ultra Mobile PC, replacing a chip from Intel Corp. with one from Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), according to a published account.Samsung has seen weak sales for its US$1,100 tablet since launching it in May. Changing the chip could lower the price, making it more appropriate for Samsung's target market of students, health-care workers and traveling businessmen.
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"The bottom line is that Samsung needs to do whatever it can to increase performance while bringing down the cost," said Nicole D'Onofrio, a mobile computing analyst for Current Analysis, Chicago. "In terms of looking for a new partner, AMD has a high value offering in its Turion 64 at a very competitive price against Intel."
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