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Designed around the fantastic dm3-1xxx series the new HP dm3-2040 is a powerful but energy efficient ultra portable PC. With the new AMD Athlon Neo II dual core processor at its heart and upgraded ATI graphics this PC is capable of more than just HD video playback and goes all the way up to playing games like Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 at low – medium detail level.

The 2 year warranty from John Lewis (link) is a real bonus and with a 500GB hard drive + a total price tag of £649.95 this PC is not something to miss.

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If you are looking for an affordable Sony VAIO PC then you might want to take a look at this all new model which features a AMD Athlon II processor from John Lewis (link) for £499.99 with a 2 year warranty included.

What is different about this PC (and what makes it so affordable) is the way it uses a AMD processor instead of an Intel one (which Sony used to use exclusively), because of this you can now buy a Sony VAIO with enough performance to run everyday applications better than smoothly without having to pay an extortionate amount.

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AMD Vision is a classification system that is used by many PC manufactures as a way to gauge which tasks any given PC is capable of undertaking. Just by answering a few simple questions on the AMD Vision website (link) you can find out which AMD Vision classification you should be looking out for.

The questions range from how much you use video editing to what level of gaming you are into which are then used to determine if you need a Vision Basic, Premium, Ultimate or Black PC. For more information visit the AMD Vision website at this link here.

With a price tag of only £409.99 you might expect the Asus X5AE-SX002V from PC World (link) to be a little under powered, however with ATI graphics and a powerful AMD Turion dual core processor this PC is fully capable of handling all your photos, videos and internet browsing needs.

While not suited to gaming this PC is certainly the one for the average home user, it even comes with a 320GB hard drive giving you all the space you need to store weeks worth of music. What’s more is this PC only weights 2.6kg even with its large 15.6” widescreen.

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With Windows 7 Professional 64bit edition, long battery life (around 5 hours) and a latest generation AMD Turion Neo dual core processor the Lenovo ThinkPad Edge (in Black or Red) series of notebooks is by far the perfect choice for mobile workers anywhere.

With a 13.3” LED backlit screen and ATI Radon graphics this PC is also fully capable of playing HD video and even has a HDMI port so you can hook up your PC to a HDTV and watch Blu Ray films (external Blu Ray player required) in all their glory.

Available from Laptops Direct (link) for £469.97 this ultralight PC (1.64kg) also comes with a multi touch track pad and a massive 320GB hard drive so you can keep as many files as you need with you at all times.

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At a mere 1.91kg and with a 13.3” HD screen the HP dm3-11xx series is a well priced ultralight PC that has a significantly better processing abilities than your average netbook.

With a choice of Athlon Neo or Turion Neo (the latter being the faster) processors, RAM sizes and Hard Drive capacities there is a option for everyone who wants to take their PC anywhere.

With the ATI Radeon HD3200 graphics core this PC is ideal for light photo/video editing, playing HD video and working with intensive web applications.

With Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit pre installed this PC makes full  use of the latest processor technology ensuring your PC stays fast and responsive.

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For a long time Intel have dominated the low powered processor market with the Atom series.
However for a while the rival company AMD have been working on two new processors called Athlon Neo and Turion Neo; we have already started to see the first batch of PCs with these new processors (like the HP dm3 and Lenovo x100e) but as with all things it can only get better.

The idea behind these new processors is to provide a greater level of performance by including a HD ready graphics processor at the same time; so while many Atom powered ‘netbooks’ are limited by graphics processing the AMD ‘ultralights’ aren’t.

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Ever since Asus launched the very fist ‘EEE PC’ people have been looking on with awe at the mini ‘netbook’ style PCs. However the Intel Atom processor (which is featured in most netbooks) just can’t handle a world where the web is becoming filled with processor intensive flash applications.

Lucky AMD has come along with the Athlon Neo processor which has been combined with the ATI Radon HD3200 graphics core ultimately making a capable and powerful PC without the normal restrictions of a netbook.

One such ‘Ultraportable’ that has just been released is the Lenovo ThinkPad x100e.
Built with business in mind (but also a great option for students looking for a portable PC) the x100e certainly ‘raises the bar’ with its £403.96 (Laptops Direct) price tag and 5 hour battery life.

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At £399.99 and with a AMD Athlon Neo dual core processor the Acer Aspire 5532-314G50MN from Comet (link) is a pretty bog standard notebook, however the one key difference from all the others is in its massive 500GB hard drive.

If you are one for light photo/video editing and storage this PC is certainly the one for you.

The 15.6” HD widescreen is great for watching DVDs to and the 4GB of RAM makes sure that you can run multiple applications at the same time.

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Not to long ago I wrote about how AMD’s new Vision classification system was going to make it easier to select the right PC for your needs (see the post here). Since then many manufactures (including HP and Acer) have begun using Vision as a guide and now PC World (link) has jumped on board displaying the Vision classification for AMD based PCs on their website.

There’s even a micro site (link) which can help you see which Vision PC is suitable for your needs.

With any luck more and more retailers will begin to openly use AMD Vision which could help take more questions out of buying a new PC.