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The roles of AMD budget processor appeared all considerable time played out, but the chip manufacturer shakes still new Durons out its sleeve. After almost a year calm appeared there really yet faster versions of the chips. They will be however only available in budding markets, as China and elsewhere in Azi. There is question to a layer price processor that most level in ultragoedkope pc's for low incomes.

The new Durons its with bell speeds until 1.8 GHz not only much faster than their older brothers; they become also in AMD chip factory in Dresden made. That means has been exported that the budget processor now on 0.13 micron, opposite the 0,18-micron scale of former. The chips have also a something faster front-side bus of 266 MHz.

It goes an unexpected return. Yet last year said AMD-boss Hector Ruiz that the Duron after the end by 2002 no longer would become manufactured. The voorbije months dove also rumors on that an afgeslankte Athlon under the denominator 'Athlon FX' the role of budget processor on self would take. In reality are the slowest Athlon XP as for price now all the direct counterparts of the Intel Celeron-chip family.

The freshened Durons its not so much a competitor for the Celeron, but before for the processors of manufacturers as VIA, that self directs with the C3 explicit on markets in layer wage country. The chips have not been intended apparently for Western markets, and on the website of AMD, we find then also but quite little information about the novices.