It was recently revealed, through antitrust investigations in Europe, that Intel has been bribing retailers to not stock AMD products. Most people don't know that MediaMarkt was being bribed to not put AMD computers on their shelves - they are Europe's biggest retailer.
So, as you can see, Intel has some interesting (probably not legal) practices to monopolize the market.
We may not see this product on shelves.
In just one week, MSI has another AMD-based laptop to unveil, and there are many other eye-catching specs on the ultra-slim X370 notebook as well.
Running on AMD’s brand new E-350 dual-core processor, the X370 could be a useful (and very light) companion for the business and/or avid traveler. The 3.1-pound machine is less than one inch thick and boasts an impressive 10-hour battery life.
Although it’s not very obvious given the promo image above, MSI touts the X370 as “stylish” with a silver, metallic trim along the borders and LED status indicator lights. Other design notes of real use are the chiclet keyboard, multipoint touchpad and 13.4-inch HD, LED-backlit display (1,366 x 768 resolution).
Now let’s take a closer look at some of the internal goodies:
- Windows 7 Home Premium/Basic (64-bit)
- AMD Radeon HD 6310 Discrete-Class Graphics
- 320GB, 500GB and 640GB hard drive options
- 802.11 b/g/n Wi-FI
- Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR
- Gigabit Ethernet
- 1.3-megapixel webcam
- SRS PC Sound technology
- Connectivity: Two USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, VGA, media card reader
Pricing and availability haven’t been revealed just yet.
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