AMD Helps Bring Entertainment Experiences to Life with HP; New Addition to AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile Technology Family Available in Powerful HP Media Center Notebook PC

Business Wire, Jan 4, 2006

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced a new addition to its highly acclaimed AMD Turion(TM) 64 mobile technology processor family with the introduction of AMD Turion 64 mobile technology ML-44. The newest addition to this popular mobile processor family is available now in the HP Pavilion dv8000 Media Center Notebook PC.(1) E[acute accent]AMD Turion 64 mobile technology is designed to address the needs of today's highly mobile consumers and business users who desire thin and light notebooks with long battery life, 64-bit computing, enhanced protection from malicious viruses(2) and leading-edge graphics and wireless solutions. E[acute accent]"The powerful and versatile AMD Turion 64 mobile technology helps HP put a world of digital entertainment at your fingertips," said Chris Cloran, vice president, Mobile Division, AMD's Microprocessor Solutions Sector. "With the HP Pavilion dv8000 Media Center Notebook PC, mobile consumers can have the flexibility to enjoy movies, photos and music virtually anytime, anywhere." E[acute accent]"AMD Turion 64 mobile technology helps us address the needs of today's discerning mobile consumers who want more performance and more digital entertainment from their notebook PCs," said Bruce Greenwood, director of product marketing, North America Consumer Computing for HP. "HP's media center notebooks deliver an incredible mobile digital media experience, similar even to some desktops today, and AMD enables us to offer customers a truly differentiated system based on the latest technology." E[acute accent]The HP Pavilion dv8000 Media Center Notebook PC includes Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, Microsoft Corp.'s operating system designed specifically for home entertainment, which makes it easy for consumers to enjoy TV, music, photos and movies with the ease of a remote control. E[acute accent]The HP Pavilion dv8000 Media Center Notebook PC also includes dual hard drives to give consumers an easy backup solution and plenty of storage for their digital content. It offers entertainment features such as HP QuickPlay(3) for playing movies or music without a full system boot; it also offers options such as HP's LightScribe(4) direct disc labeling technology for creating custom labels for CDs and DVDs, and HP UltraBrightView technology, which uses dual lamps to deliver an improved contrast ratio for viewing high-definition graphics. The HP Pavilion dv8000 Media Center Notebook PC powered by AMD Turion 64 mobile technology is now available in North America and Europe. E[acute accent]"Consumer demand for Media Center PCs is really taking off," said Dave Mendlen, director of Windows Consumer Marketing at Microsoft Corp. "AMD recognizes this and is building on their success with Media Center desktops to create another win for consumers by powering Media Center notebook PCs that enable them to enjoy their favorite digital entertainment anywhere." E[acute accent]Together with other industry leaders, AMD enables a best-in-class ecosystem of industry-standard technologies, helping PC manufacturers to deliver feature-rich systems that can satisfy the variety of ways in which people use their notebooks. AMD offers the only mobile-specific processors available today that are able to run both 32-bit and 64-bit software, providing a smart investment optimized to take advantage of the features, security and performance of 64-bit operating systems, including both Windows XP Pro X64 and the upcoming Windows Vista, the next-generation Windows operating system. Scheduled to be available for the 2006 holiday season, Windows Vista is expected to bring clarity to the world of personal computing, so consumers can more safely and easily enjoy everything on their PC at home or on-the-go.

E[acute accent]Availability

E[acute accent]AMD Turion 64 mobile technology ML-44 is available immediately worldwide. AMD Turion 64 mobile technology products are now available in models ML-44, ML-42, ML-40, ML-37, ML-34, ML-32, ML-30, ML-28, MT-40, MT-37, MT-34, MT-32, MT-30 and MT-28. E[acute accent]In order to help consumers and business professionals simplify their notebook purchasing decisions, AMD Turion 64 mobile technology uses model numbers designed to provide a simple designation of both relative performance and degree of mobility within the processor family. For more information please visit www.amd.com.

E[acute accent]Pricing

E[acute accent]AMD Turion 64 mobile technology ML-44 is priced at $525 in 1,000-unit quantities. For pricing details please visit: http://www.amd.com/pricing.> E[acute accent]About AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology

E[acute accent]AMD Turion 64 mobile technology is uniquely optimized for mobility. The technology is designed to be the most advanced family of 32- and 64-bit Windows-compatible processors available for mobile PCs, enabling thinner and lighter notebooks plus compatibility with today's popular wireless and graphics solutions. AMD Turion 64 mobile technology also features award-winning AMD64 performance, readiness for 64-bit applications, advanced security with Enhanced Virus Protection and AMD PowerNow!(TM) technology for long battery life.