I bought a laptop on eBay and the seller claimed it was a 2.0Ghz mobile Athlon 4, but I cannot verify that model CPU even exists. According to the laptop manufacturer (Sony), this model came with a mobile Athlon 4 - 1.2Ghz CPU.

Am I getting a snow job from the seller?

The specs from the unit say it has a "Family 6 Model 6 Step 2 ~1200Mhz" processor... what is that?!

Any assistance would be appreciated as I am getting ready to file a fraudulent representation claim with eBay against this seller if he has posted a misleading description of this unit.

TIA,
MDS

Family 6 Model 6 - means that this is a Palomino (0.18 micron) with 256kB of L2 also known as Athlon 4 (ie. the mobile precursor to the Athlon XP)

AFAIK the Athlon 4 family topped out at 1400 MHz (1600+) and then Thoroughbred (0.13 micron) took over.

You've got an Athlon 4 1200 MHz, so looks like you have got grounds for your claim.

Wooly

The Athlon 4 was the predecessor of AMD's current Mobile-CPU line, the Athlon XP-M family.

QUOTE The specs from the unit say it has a "Family 6 Model 6 Step 2 ~1200Mhz" processor... what is that?!
This is a Palomino-core CPU, so it's an Athlon 4(the AXP-M uses either a T-Bred or Barton-core, IIRC). Since it is clocked at 1200MHz, it's rating should be 'Athlon 4 1400+', i think.
It is possible that there was an Athlon 4 2000+(i don't really know), but there is no Athlon 4 that is actually clocked at 2GHz.
The rating 2000+ gets often confused with a real 2.0GHz clockspeed...still, there is no way IMO a 1.2GHz Athlon 4 would get a 2000+ rating.

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Thank you WoolyMammoth & Greyhound. I suspected that, but could not find it spelled out this clearly anywhere on the AMD site.

Thanx again,
MDS

JUST A FAST NOTE FROM SOME ONE RECENTLY BEEN WERE YOUR AT AND DID A LOT OF RESEARCH. I GOT THE AMD2000+ PROMISED TO DO A 2.2 GIG . LOL I GET A 1.668-1.7. THE UP SIDE IS THE GUY WHO PUT IT IN PUT IN A COOLING SYSTEM YAY IT DID A MELT DOWN IN 3 MONTHS AND I ENDED UP WITH A 2500+ CPU W/ A UP GRADED MOTHER BOARD. BUT I AM STILL AT 1.8 -1.86 GIG ON THE CPU.
GOOD LUCK
MIKE