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Asus EeePC 1215N

30. August 2010 | by Jonas

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Asus EeePC 1215N

The Asus Eee PC 1215N jumps the gun, sporting a dual core Atom, but it is not the N550 which has been recently announced.  Rather it uses the more desktop D525 Atom, which is a more current version of the 330 which found its way into a few portable products.  Rounding out the package are [...]

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Intel Atom N550…. Finalmente

23. August 2010 | by Jonas

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The netbook has been stuck at a certain performance level for years now.  The Atom N270 gave way to the N450, and then the N455, and along the way the performance did not significantly change.  Now, Intel is finally releasing a new part that will give the netbook a boost.  The N550 will bring dual [...]

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Acer Aspire One 533 Explained

20. August 2010 | by Jonas

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Acer Aspire One 533 Explained

The Acer Aspire One 533 has been making the review rounds.  Most of the parts are indeed standard netbook fare, including the 10.1″ LCD, the 1 GB of RAM, the 250 GB hard drive, and the integrated GMA 3150 graphics.  So far, no standouts. The interesting part is the processor.  While it is an Atom, it [...]

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Asus Eee 1015N

17. August 2010 | by Jonas

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Asus Eee 1015N

The Asus Eee 1015N is rumored to bring some serious hardware to the table.  This latest netbook will bring the netbook into the dual core era, with an Atom no less.  The processor will be the N550, the first dual core Atom designed for the mobile space, and road warriors will be pleased with the [...]

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Asus 1215N

8. August 2010 | by Jonas

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Asus 1215N

There have been rumors of a dual core netbook coming towards the end of August.  After all, some dual core goodness is what the netbook could benefit from, with some extra processing power to have it more effectively compete with a full featured laptop. It looks like Asus is the first out of the gate with [...]

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Intel Atom In Comparison

27. July 2010 | by Jonas

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Intel Atom In Comparison

The Intel Atom chips powers most all netbooks these days.  The benchmarks on these chips have been far and few between.  If you’ve been wondering how the Intel Atom compares to a desktop processor, the folks over at Tom’s Hardware have made the comparison for you with their usual thorough benchmark suite. Now, of course you [...]

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Intel Atom N550 Benchmarks

16. June 2010 | by Jonas

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With AMD introducing some new chips in the netbook space, like the V105, the sleeping giant of Intel gets awakened, and comes out swinging.  While the Atom N270, followed by the N280, and more recently, the N450 and N470, the performance was essentially identical between the chips.  With them all being single core processors running [...]

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Dual Core Netbooks & Screen Size

20. May 2010 | by Jonas

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There has been talk that Intel will be releasing a dual core Atom netbook part.  The extra boost in performance, could blur the line between netbooks, and CULV’s.  This part, the N550 should be out in the Fall of 2010. There was a rumor this week that Intel would be lifting the screen size restriction on [...]

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Dual Core Atom Coming

17. May 2010 | by Jonas

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Ok, this is one of those times that I have good news, and bad news.  Which do you want first?  Well, the good news is that Intel will be releasing a dual core Atom part for netbooks.  The bad news is that you will have to wait a little longer, and it won’t be out [...]

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Intel Atom N455 Finds Its Way Into Toshiba NB305

26. April 2010 | by Jonas

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Intel Atom N455 Finds Its Way Into Toshiba NB305

The update to the Intel Atom N450 chip is the N455.  The new part number designates that this Atom is really the same chip, but it can work with DDR3 memory.  While that will not boost performance, it probably sounds better to someone, and may become the new mainstay processor. The N455 looks like it will [...]

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