A0522 CPU reading wrong

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    c-m

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    The bios of my AO522 is reading the CPU as an AMD C-60 when in fact it should be a C-60 is there any particular reason for that?

    I didn't even think that the C-60 existed at the time of the 522 launch.
     
    c-m, Jul 4, 2012
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    Err...if it should be a C-60 and it reads as a C-60 whats the problem ;)

    Take it theres a typo there somewhere??
     
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    In the UK the AO522 is always listed as containing an AMD C-50 cpu.

    In fact the official sticker on the font of the netbook states

    AMD Dual-Core Processor C-50 (1.0GHZ)
    1GB DDR3 Memory
    3-cell Li-on battery

    We got shafted over here on the screen spec and battery spec, it's nice to know they failed at cutting back the CPU.
     
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    Thats cos its an AMD C60 in the UK.
     
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    So in the UK the AMD C-60 is called a C-50?

    like i said the official Acer sticker on the laptop says AMD C-50
     
    c-m, Jul 8, 2012
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    Hi c-m, I also bought a AO722 who is written on the box and the sticker's netbook C-50 but it is really a C-60. The difference between the two is the C-60 has a turbo mode. Maybe when they build the netbook they ran out of C-50 and they put instead a C-60 without changing the specifications.
     
    Jaroc, Jul 25, 2012
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    Yeah.

    I have noticed turbo mode kicking in when playing 720p videos in linux without HW acceleration. CPU usage was over 120% for each core. lol

    That's the only bonus the UK models got. 3-cell battery, and only 1024x600 screen.
     
    c-m, Jul 25, 2012
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