Volgens dit artikel van C|NET zullen notebooks met de nieuwe mobiele Athlon 'Palomino' processor pas tegen de zomer op de markt komen vanwege chipset problemen. De Palomino processors zijn zo goed als klaar, maar het wachten is op bijhorende chipsets van VIA en ALi. Waarschijnlijk kunnen zij hun producten pas in het volgende kwartaal in massaproductie laten gaan waardoor veel OEM's hun producten hebben moeten uitstellen. Hieronder heb je wat gedeeltes uit het bericht:
Notebooks that run on Palomino--a version of Advanced Micro Devices' Athlon processor that consumes less power than standard Athlon chips--could come out as soon as next month, according to sources close to the chipmaker.
But models from top-tier PC makers will likely show up a lot later. Industry sources indicate that major PC makers have recently pushed back until June or July plans to introduce notebooks based on the processors. Compaq Computer and Hewlett-Packard are among the major manufacturers expected to adopt the chip.
[...] Analysts say that chipsets are slowing the big names down. Chipsets, which perform the job of tying the chip in with the rest of the system, including graphics, memory and disk drives, are expected from Via Technologies and Acer.
It is likely that samples of both chipsets have been sent to PC makers or will be sent shortly. However, as McCarron points out, it will take some time to get a notebook into the market.