Men Free Blog

For the indecisive among us who need a bit more than two but just can’t wrap their wallets around four, AMD’s out to show you exactly what three cores of computing magic can do. Make no mistake, we’ve been waiting quite some time for these buggers to ship, but they’ve finally made it into the capable hands of reviewers web-wide. The general consensus seems to be that the tri-core processors offer no real surprises: it performs better than a dual-core AMD CPU, yet worse than a quad-core AMD CPU. Needless to say, it tends to lag even further behind an Intel quad-core. Still, the Phenom X3 wouldn’t be a terrible option if quad-core Intel chips were still as pricey as ever, but with it slashing prices a few weeks back, the X3 seems to lack the value AMD was hoping we’d see. Still, don’t take our word for it — there’s lots and lots of words on the matter right down there.

 - HotHardware (…the X3 8750 should also appeal to modders on a budget.)
Read - MaximumPC (Basically, it’s a quad core with one core turned off.)
Read - TweakTown (…a perfect choice to replace Athlon 64 X2s…)
Read - PCPerspective (…isn’t a slam dunk in performance or value…)
Read - Bit-Tech (…Phenom X3 8750 is a good processor in isolation…)
Read - Computer Shopper (…a worthy choice for Athlon X2 owners on a tight budget…)

It’s like this: if you found yourself all giddy playing with the Eee PC 701, you’ll be absolutely enthralled when handling the 900. At least, that’s the verdict being blasted out from reviewers web-wide. More specifically, CNET found the 9-inch subnote to be superior in quite a few ways to the 701, and felt particularly impressed with the ability to run multiple applications more easily due to more screen real estate and the included 1GB of RAM. However, they were none too thrilled with the keyboard (still), and echoed Trusted Reviews gripes of lackluster battery life. Yeah, that last dig could be fairly substantial if you’re looking to stay untethered completely for hours on end, but if you’re confident you can locate an AC outlet when necessary (and can’t afford to wait for an Atom-based version of the machine), it seems the 9-inch Eee is well worth a look.

source:engadget