Dell Unveils First AMD Desktop

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NEW YORK?Dell is about to take the wraps off of its first AMD-processor-based desktops.

The PC maker will begin taking orders for its new Dimension e521 and c521 desktops, which will offer AMD's Sempron, Athlon 64 and dual-core Athlon 64 X2 chips, on Sept. 13.

The desktops, designed for consumers and small and midsize businesses will begin shipping in volume several days later, company executives said.

The new desktops?themselves part of a cadre of new desktops the Round Rock, Texas, PC maker company introduced for businesses and consumers on Sept. 12 at its Technology Day, here?are part of a broader effort by Dell to broaden its product line in 2006.

Dell, which had long been an Intel-only shop, made the jump to AMD because it has been convinced that customers wanted AMD chips and also that AMD itself is on good standings in terms of technology and manufacturing capacity.

"Today we're pulling the covers off of our first Dell products using AMD processors," Michael Dell, the company's chairman, told analysts and reporters at Dell's Technology Day. "More and more customers are asking for AMD-based products."

But at the same time, "AMD has demonstrated the ability to deliver technology customers want today and in the future," he said. The chipmaker "meets Dell's requirements for capacity and quality."

Dell is adding the AMD-based products as part of an effort to better meet customer's needs, a strategy it calls Dell 2.0. It joins a growing number of companies that are offering business desktops with AMD chips inside them.

Lenovo Group, for one, has unveiled a new AMD-based ThinkCenter, while Hewlett-Packard will offer the HP Compaq Business Desktop PC dc5750, which also offers AMD's chips. Both are aimed at larger-sized businesses.

Dell has not yet announced an AMD-based OptiPlex desktop for larger businesses. However, Dell is widely expected to offer such as desktop.

Dell's Dimension C521, which is a basic slim tower desktop, will start at $329. Its Dimension E521, which offers more options for things such as security, multimedia and the ability to expand to dual optical drives, will start at $719, Dell said in a statement.

Dell is also offering a new Dimension E520 with Intel's Pentium D and Core 2 Duo processors.

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[vincent]

About frickin time, i might be able to actually respect Dell computers now.

[HoochieMamma]

About frickin time, i might be able to actually respect Dell computers now.

Exactamundo (Y)

[Yorak]

Still won't buy a Dell again, but I'm glad to see such a big company put AMD chips in. (Y)

[A10]

Hell has frozen over.

[oddcrap]

Great news. Now only if there stock would go up some more.. :(

[Shof]

i wonder if i can exchange my intel laptopt to and amd for free (warrenty should cover it)

[Randolph]

Oh man...I don't want to hi-jack this thread but what is better for gaming + multi-tasking + audio editing (video too if necessary)...etc? Because there seems like so many options out nowa days.

[SnowRanger13]

i wonder if i can exchange my intel laptopt to and amd for free (warrenty should cover it)

I am a AMD fan, but I really like Intels Laptop CPU line. Intel Pentium M, Intel Core Solo, Core Duo, and Core 2 Duo are all great processors.

[Shof]

I am a AMD fan, but I really like Intels Laptop CPU line. Intel Pentium M, Intel Core Solo, Core Duo, and Core 2 Duo are all great processors.

my amd desktop is faster then my core solo laptop :o :no:

[Veedems Veteran]

my amd desktop is faster then my core solo laptop :o :no:

And an AMD mobile chip isn't going to help. Intel has far superior mobile setups.

[pyehac]

Hell has frozen over.

Hasn't that happened a few times lately?

And maybe now people will see AMD as a competitor, and not as a low end or no-name processor maker.

[Michael_C]

Oh man...I don't want to hi-jack this thread but what is better for gaming + multi-tasking + audio editing (video too if necessary)...etc? Because there seems like so many options out nowa days.

Core 2.

[JiveMasterT]

I've often wondered about the AMD mobile chips myself. Did they focus on being low power or on just doing a lot per cycle like they do with their desktops? Is Dell planning on offering them in all of their laptops or only the gaming ones?

I'd get one myself as long as I knew what it was capable of. Every time I get a CPU, AMD happens to be top dog at the moment.

[ahfunaki]

I think it's funny that this happened at a time that Intel is doing better than AMD performance wise. Not that it will stay that way forever, but they should have jumped on this when everyone was raving about AMD's and nothing but AMD's all the time...

[Neil]

I think it's funny that this happened at a time that Intel is doing better than AMD performance wise. Not that it will stay that way forever, but they should have jumped on this when everyone was raving about AMD's and nothing but AMD's all the time...

That is what I am thinking, Intel has far better chips out at the moment, they should of done this 1/2 Years ago when AMD were far better.

I hope they don't put AMD's in Notebooks because Intel still holds that area with far better chips.

[RedX]

I think it is good that DELL went the AMD route, I mean there are quite a few people out there that cannot afford to pay for certain computers because of pricing. Now we will see how it will turn out for AMD now that DELL as taken them on the band-waggon.

[Rogue`]

I think the main reason Dell are offering AMD CPU's now is that they know people want the option to buy one pre-built, I think everyone knows Core2Duo's have the performance crown at this moment in time.

Anyway, about time :)

[morganpugh84]

I find it a little amusing they are offering AMD CPUs now that the Intel Core [2] Duo are available (in the fact that the new Intel CPUs are better).

[L3thal Veteran]

I find it a little amusing they are offering AMD CPUs now that the Intel Core [2] Duo are available (in the fact that the new Intel CPUs are better).

There's a reason for that. AMD cut their prices by a LOT in the past few weeks, making most of their higher end chips more affordable and making their medium/low end chips very cheap for Intel to buy.