Neo meant for cheap desktops

Aside from the HP Pavilion dv2, there aren't any big name laptops powered by AMD's Neo platform right now, writes Liliputing.

The AMD Neo platform was meant to provide a relatively cheap and low power processor and graphic processing unit setup that would offer noticeably better performance than Intel's Atom platform.

When it comes to some high-performance video tasks, it does, but for day to day tasks like Web browsing, most users won't notice the difference between an Atom-powered PC and one with the Neo chipset.

With new Intel solid state drives (SSDs) just around the corner it looks like everyone is stepping up their game and Corsair is bolting out the gate with its 'Extreme Series' of X32, X64 and X128 models in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities respectively, according to TrustedReviews

The line is Corsair's fastest to date with write speeds of up to 240MBps and read speeds hitting a potential 170MBps.

Performance should live up to these impressive figures too since the line combines Samsung MLC Nand flash memory with new sector darling the Indilinx Barefoot controller.

Gartner, IDC, and iSuppli last week each reported PC market declines, says ElectronicsWeekly.

iSuppli stated that the segment will suffer its first decline since the dot-com bubble burst and Gartner and IDC said that recent declines, while still significant, were less harsh that previously anticipated.

According to iSuppli, the global PC market will suffer a 4% contraction in unit shipments in 2009, forced by a combination of falling IT spending and an anticipated 18.1% decline in sales of desktops.