Comments on: Rumor: Intel Atom N450 launching January 3rd http://liliputing.com/2009/10/rumor-intel-atom-n450-launching-january-3rd.html Compact Computing Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Name http://liliputing.com/2009/10/rumor-intel-atom-n450-launching-january-3rd.html#comment-47632 Name Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:39:19 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13833#comment-47632 I think Intel's decision to closely link the CPU and the GPU on the same silicon is a direct response to Nvidia and others who have more powerful graphics processors. Intel is making the manufacturers buy its GPU, even though they want to use ION or another GPU to distinguish their products. While it's common for desktop machines to add a separate graphics card even though the CPU chipset has graphics capability. However, in a netbook, you're wasting board space and power, not to mention dollars, when you have to buy Intel's GPU as well as a third party's. I think Intel's decision to closely link the CPU and the GPU on the same silicon is a direct response to Nvidia and others who have more powerful graphics processors. Intel is making the manufacturers buy its GPU, even though they want to use ION or another GPU to distinguish their products. While it's common for desktop machines to add a separate graphics card even though the CPU chipset has graphics capability. However, in a netbook, you're wasting board space and power, not to mention dollars, when you have to buy Intel's GPU as well as a third party's.

]]> By: Name http://liliputing.com/2009/10/rumor-intel-atom-n450-launching-january-3rd.html#comment-30450 Name Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:39:19 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13833#comment-30450 I think Intel's decision to closely link the CPU and the GPU on the same silicon is a direct response to Nvidia and others who have more powerful graphics processors. Intel is making the manufacturers buy its GPU, even though they want to use ION or another GPU to distinguish their products. While it's common for desktop machines to add a separate graphics card even though the CPU chipset has graphics capability. However, in a netbook, you're wasting board space and power, not to mention dollars, when you have to buy Intel's GPU as well as a third party's. I think Intel's decision to closely link the CPU and the GPU on the same silicon is a direct response to Nvidia and others who have more powerful graphics processors. Intel is making the manufacturers buy its GPU, even though they want to use ION or another GPU to distinguish their products. While it's common for desktop machines to add a separate graphics card even though the CPU chipset has graphics capability. However, in a netbook, you're wasting board space and power, not to mention dollars, when you have to buy Intel's GPU as well as a third party's.

]]> By: New Intel Pinetrail processor, coming to a netbook near you in Jan 2010 | Netbook Review UK - Netbook Reviews, Compare Netbooks and Netbook News http://liliputing.com/2009/10/rumor-intel-atom-n450-launching-january-3rd.html#comment-30448 New Intel Pinetrail processor, coming to a netbook near you in Jan 2010 | Netbook Review UK - Netbook Reviews, Compare Netbooks and Netbook News Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:53:56 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13833#comment-30448 [...] Via Fudzilla and Liliputing [...] [...] Via Fudzilla and Liliputing [...]

]]> By: SBS http://liliputing.com/2009/10/rumor-intel-atom-n450-launching-january-3rd.html#comment-30393 SBS Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:57:27 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=13833#comment-30393 I, er... hmmm, this has confused things.<br><br>Will N450/470 be compatible with Ion or will we see CPU-only alternatives? Presumably such a combination would lead to substantially higher power use unless the integrated Intel graphics core could be turned off rather than just disabled/deactivated.<br><br>I was finally (grudgingly) about to plump for one of the new, bigger Ion netbooks but the Atom still holds them back in many situations - any sort of boost to the Clock/FSB would be most welcome.<br><br>And the wait would allow for some 9/10 inch Ionbooks to appear :D I, er… hmmm, this has confused things.

Will N450/470 be compatible with Ion or will we see CPU-only alternatives? Presumably such a combination would lead to substantially higher power use unless the integrated Intel graphics core could be turned off rather than just disabled/deactivated.

I was finally (grudgingly) about to plump for one of the new, bigger Ion netbooks but the Atom still holds them back in many situations – any sort of boost to the Clock/FSB would be most welcome.

And the wait would allow for some 9/10 inch Ionbooks to appear :D

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