Novosti - Listopad 2012.

AMD-ov stariji menadžer tehnološkog marketinga Saša Marinković redovito na svom blogu čitatelje upoznaje s novim tehnologijama i prednostima AMD arhitektura. Tako je nedavno objavio razloge zbog kojih bi trebali nabaviti novi prijenosnik za predstojeće blagdane. Blog prenosimo u originalnoj verziji:

"I love smartphones and tablets. Their innovation has made as much of a mark on the early 21st century as laptops did late in the 20th century.  There is no question that smartphones and tablets are enjoying an amazing ride, and for a good reason. They merge a lot of functionality in one – a phone, GPS, a camera and a whole lot of other things, including entertainment, and make it really simple for users to do bite size transactions on a whim.
I still strongly believe in the need for a PC, however.  We live in a multi-device world where we use different screen sizes for different purposes, as each of those screen sizes best serves a specific need. We use smartphones to feel connected all the time, tablets to have access to a suite of on-demand entertainment, and TV for passive entertainment."

"I have many friends who are likely going to upgrade their smartphone soon. But there has never been a holiday tech shopping season quite like the one ahead for 2012: there is an amazing array of new technologies and capabilities even in the more established product categories like notebooks. Against a crowded list of new comer devices, it is easy to forget what an incredible device the notebook PC is today. It is the only device that lets us freely consume AND create content, all at an affordable price, with a remarkable set of software programs, peripherals and compatibility. I use my smartphone to take pictures and videos, but use my laptop to edit and watch them. If I have a choice of typing an email on my smartphone or my laptop, I would much rather do it on my laptop – it’s just faster and more comfortable. In addition to this, the PCs are evolving with Windows 8 to bring customers familiar smartphone features like touch screens, apps, instant-on activation, long battery life, and a whole lot of simplicity. Not to mention even more GPU acceleration than ever.

I have been hearing a lot of talk about how smartphones are eating into PC sales and how people will not need PCs because smartphones now have enough computing power for all our needs.  In my opinion, that belief is misguided given the different purposes they serve. To that end, I put together this technology comparison chart that shows the difference between the latest smartphones and the latest AMD based laptops in terms of computing power, screen size, connectivity, storage space and price. As a bonus, my attempt at a list of 10 reasons why someone should buy an “old fashioned” notebook in addition to upgrading their smartphone.   You might find it entertaining and educational at the same time."