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When the Ion platform got shoehorned onto the standard atom netbook, it sought to address a major shortcoming of netbooks- namely graphics capabilities. While Ion does push up the graphics of a netbook, it does so at the expense of battery life. Not everyone wants to make this tradeoff. Now Acer is introducing the 532g which [...]
Continue reading...Nvidia Ion 2 Coming
22. December 2009 | by Jonas
After reviewing the early reports on the N450, also known as Pine Trail, I have to say the performance has not improved. They continue to deliberately hobble the Atom chip, to keep it from competing with the more expensive gear (As an aside, I would have thought that the 10″ screen limitation would have been [...]
Continue reading...Eee PC 1201n Netbook
18. November 2009 | by Jonas
As netbooks evolve, we are seeing some devices that break the current standard ten inch mold. One example of this is the Asus Eee PC 1201n netbook. Let’s take a look at the specs: 12.1″ LCD display Intel Atom N330 processor, dual core, 1.6 GHz 2 GB RAM 250 GB hard drive HDMI port Full size chiclet keyboard Nvidia Ion graphics About an [...]
Continue reading...IdeaPad S12
28. October 2009 | by Jonas
I’ve been pleased to see how well Lenovo has carried on the IBM ThinkPad tradition in terms of high quality solid devices. Unfortunately, they have also carried on another IBM tradition of high prices. The IdeaPad S12 adds Nvidia’s Ion graphics processor to their netbook line, which smooths out the graphics considerably. For those netbook users [...]
Continue reading...HP Readies Mini 311
8. September 2009 | by Jonas
HP is readying some new models for introduction to the portable market. The one of most direct interest is the Mini 311. It reportedly has an 11.6″ display, and a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 processor. It also has 1 GB of RAM, a 160 GB hard drive, and a 6 cell battery. While the [...]
Continue reading...Samsung To Use Ion
2. July 2009 | by Jonas
One of the big weaknesses of netbooks so far has been the graphics. Try to run HD video, and the Atom processor can’t do all the work, resulting in all too common video stutter. What these devices need is a little more oomph in the graphics department. Nvidia has their Ion platform which addresses [...]
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