Apple's MacBook Air may have come close to shipping with AMD's "Llano" integrated CPU and GPU processors this past summer. According to unnamed sources speaking to SemiAccurate, Apple had Llano-based MacBook Air prototypes "on the verge of production" but ultimately decided on Intel's ultra-low voltage Sandy Bridge processors instead. Assuming it's true that Apple was tinkering with Llano processors in its popular ultraportables—and we think it is—it's worth considering why the company ultimately sided with Intel over AMD.
First, it should be no surprise that Apple experiments with processors from other sources besides Intel. It just makes good engineering and business sense to consider and test alternatives. Apple even reportedly has MacBook Air prototypes with ARM-based processors somewhere inside its Cupertino headquarters, so the fact that an alternate x86 prototype exists is really no revelation.
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