Bloomberg is reporting that Toshiba, the fourth largest manufacturer of notebooks,  plans to use AMD processors in about 20 per cent of its notebooks.

This ends a 6 year long exclusive deal with Intel, and Toshiba joins the likes of HP, Dell and Acer which already sell AMD based computers.

Analysts believe this is a wise move as it should cut Toshiba's procurement costs by 10 per cent and allow it to expand its product line-up.

You can expect AMD powered Satellite notebooks around Christmas.

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