Due to the spread of the coronavirus, many companies not only postpone, cancel or change the format of exhibitions and conferences, but also postpone the release of their new products. Recently it was reported that Intel may postpone the release of Comet Lake-S processors, and now there are rumors that laptops based on AMD Ryzen 4000 (Renoir) processors may come out later.
This assumption was made by one of the users of Reddit, based on the statement of one of the senior employees of Dell. Earlier this month, Barton George, Project Manager for Sputnik (Dell XPS based on Ubuntu), replied to a Twitter user that the new Dell XPS on Ubuntu will be delayed due to chain delays. supplies of components for it.
However, major manufacturers have yet to officially announce any difficulties or delays. Perhaps they do not want to increase the panic, or they believe that such statements will be bad publicity for them or undermine consumer confidence. It is also possible that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for consumer electronics has decreased, and therefore manufacturers do not have to talk about supply problems.
We will probably find out the exact data regarding the release of laptops on AMD Ryzen 4000 series processors tomorrow, along with the publication of the first reviews of new laptops. It was previously assumed that it was on March 16 that the first laptops based on Renoir should go on sale. It is possible that at first a limited number of models will be released, which will help to cope with a possible shortage of processors due to the coronavirus.
Source: 3dnews.ru