Comments on: Samsung N510 may use ION LE platform, N508 and N511 may be on the way http://liliputing.com/2009/08/samsung-n510-may-use-ion-le-platform-n508-and-n511-may-be-on-the-way.html Compact Computing Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: pauli http://liliputing.com/2009/08/samsung-n510-may-use-ion-le-platform-n508-and-n511-may-be-on-the-way.html#comment-46046 pauli Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:11:27 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11443#comment-46046 from vapor, to extra ghetto vapor. gg, nvidia. from vapor, to extra ghetto vapor. gg, nvidia.

]]> By: Raziel http://liliputing.com/2009/08/samsung-n510-may-use-ion-le-platform-n508-and-n511-may-be-on-the-way.html#comment-46047 Raziel Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:30:04 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11443#comment-46047 I wonder if it could handle anything DirectX 10 related anyways. <br><br>Unless something has changed, back when DirectX 10 was first released it would choke out on full blown nVidia GeForce 8400's and 8500's desktop cards. I wonder if it could handle anything DirectX 10 related anyways.

Unless something has changed, back when DirectX 10 was first released it would choke out on full blown nVidia GeForce 8400's and 8500's desktop cards.

]]> By: wanorris http://liliputing.com/2009/08/samsung-n510-may-use-ion-le-platform-n508-and-n511-may-be-on-the-way.html#comment-46049 wanorris Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:12:19 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11443#comment-46049 I think "artificially crippled" is a bit harsh. A kinder way to put it would be "price point segmentation" -- they made more powerful and less powerful versions of chips to hit different price points.<br><br>The CULV chips in Acer's Timeline systems and other thin and light notebooks are Core 2 Solos, which are made by disabling one of the two cores on a perfectly good Core 2 Duo. That allows them to sell it cheaper without slashing the price on all the Core 2 Duos.<br><br>It's just how semiconductor companies do business. I think “artificially crippled” is a bit harsh. A kinder way to put it would be “price point segmentation” — they made more powerful and less powerful versions of chips to hit different price points.

The CULV chips in Acer's Timeline systems and other thin and light notebooks are Core 2 Solos, which are made by disabling one of the two cores on a perfectly good Core 2 Duo. That allows them to sell it cheaper without slashing the price on all the Core 2 Duos.

It's just how semiconductor companies do business.

]]> By: REMF http://liliputing.com/2009/08/samsung-n510-may-use-ion-le-platform-n508-and-n511-may-be-on-the-way.html#comment-46048 REMF Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:46:31 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11443#comment-46048 nVidia will make no money from me by touting artificially crippled products.<br><br>please samsung, please use the real Ion and put it together with a decent CPU (Read: not Atom) nVidia will make no money from me by touting artificially crippled products.

please samsung, please use the real Ion and put it together with a decent CPU (Read: not Atom)

]]> By: pauli http://liliputing.com/2009/08/samsung-n510-may-use-ion-le-platform-n508-and-n511-may-be-on-the-way.html#comment-25748 pauli Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:11:27 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11443#comment-25748 from vapor, to extra ghetto vapor. gg, nvidia. from vapor, to extra ghetto vapor. gg, nvidia.

]]> By: Raziel http://liliputing.com/2009/08/samsung-n510-may-use-ion-le-platform-n508-and-n511-may-be-on-the-way.html#comment-25741 Raziel Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:30:04 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11443#comment-25741 I wonder if it could handle anything DirectX 10 related anyways. <br><br>Unless something has changed, back when DirectX 10 was first released it would choke out on full blown nVidia GeForce 8400's and 8500's desktop cards. I wonder if it could handle anything DirectX 10 related anyways.

Unless something has changed, back when DirectX 10 was first released it would choke out on full blown nVidia GeForce 8400's and 8500's desktop cards.

]]> By: wanorris http://liliputing.com/2009/08/samsung-n510-may-use-ion-le-platform-n508-and-n511-may-be-on-the-way.html#comment-25728 wanorris Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:12:19 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11443#comment-25728 I think "artificially crippled" is a bit harsh. A kinder way to put it would be "price point segmentation" -- they made more powerful and less powerful versions of chips to hit different price points.<br><br>The CULV chips in Acer's Timeline systems and other thin and light notebooks are Core 2 Solos, which are made by disabling one of the two cores on a perfectly good Core 2 Duo. That allows them to sell it cheaper without slashing the price on all the Core 2 Duos.<br><br>It's just how semiconductor companies do business. I think “artificially crippled” is a bit harsh. A kinder way to put it would be “price point segmentation” — they made more powerful and less powerful versions of chips to hit different price points.

The CULV chips in Acer's Timeline systems and other thin and light notebooks are Core 2 Solos, which are made by disabling one of the two cores on a perfectly good Core 2 Duo. That allows them to sell it cheaper without slashing the price on all the Core 2 Duos.

It's just how semiconductor companies do business.

]]> By: REMF http://liliputing.com/2009/08/samsung-n510-may-use-ion-le-platform-n508-and-n511-may-be-on-the-way.html#comment-25723 REMF Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:46:31 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=11443#comment-25723 nVidia will make no money from me by touting artificially crippled products.<br><br>please samsung, please use the real Ion and put it together with a decent CPU (Read: not Atom) nVidia will make no money from me by touting artificially crippled products.

please samsung, please use the real Ion and put it together with a decent CPU (Read: not Atom)

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