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ATI's RAGE Mobility Family Secures Design Win with Gateway for Solo 9300 Notebook PC

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ATI Technologies Inc. has announced that Gateway has selected the ATI RAGE Mobility-P mobile graphics accelerator for the new Solo 9300 high-performance notebook PC. This is the first design win for RAGE Mobility with the Gateway line of notebook PCs, marking a significant milestone for ATI's second-generation mobile graphics accelerator family. The ATI RAGE Mobility family delivers exceptional graphics performance for mainstream notebooks, offering industry-leading 2D, 3D, and video performance, with no weight penalty and very low power consumption.

Key Takeaways:

  • The ATI RAGE Mobility-P mobile graphics accelerator has been selected by Gateway for its new Solo 9300 high-performance notebook PC, marking the first design win for RAGE Mobility with the Gateway line of notebook PCs.
  • The RAGE Mobility family offers industry-leading 2D, 3D, and video performance, making it an attractive option for mainstream notebook manufacturers.
  • The RAGE Mobility graphics accelerators feature a unique "single component graphics sub-system solution" that replaces the need for over six individual chips, resulting in component cost savings and low power consumption.
  • The single sub-system design also enables long battery life for notebook computer systems.
  • ATI's RAGE Mobility family is designed to provide desktop features and performance to the notebook platform, making it an ideal choice for notebook manufacturers.
  • The RAGE Mobility-P is used in the new Gateway Solo PC notebooks matched with the latest Intel(R) mobile processors, including the 366MHz and 400MHz Pentium(R)II and Celeron(TM)366MHz.
  • Bill Henry, director of mobile component marketing, ATI Technologies Inc., stated that the RAGE Mobility is quickly becoming the graphics accelerator of choice for leading-edge notebook manufacturers due to its impressive graphics and multimedia performance.

Statistics:

  • ATI is the world's largest supplier of 3D graphics and multimedia technology.
  • The RAGE Mobility family is designed to provide 3D, 2D, and multimedia performance previously available only with high-end systems.
  • The single sub-system design results in component cost savings and low power consumption, making it an attractive option for notebook manufacturers.
  • The RAGE Mobility-P is used in the new Gateway Solo PC notebooks, which are matched with the latest Intel(R) mobile processors, including the 366MHz and 400MHz Pentium(R)II and Celeron(TM)366MHz.

Sources:

  • [Source 1] ATI Technologies Inc. press release, "ATI Technologies Secures First Design Win for RAGE Mobility with Gateway," dated Aug. 10 /CNW-PRN/ [http://www.atitech.com]
  • [Source 2] ATI Technologies Inc. corporate profile, dated 1999 [http://www.atitech.com]
  • [Source 3] ATI Technologies Inc. product information, dated 1999 [http://www.atitech.com]

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