It’s been a few months since Intel introduced its latest Intel Atom processors, but it’s been pretty hard to find any actual products that actually use an Intel Atom N2600 or Atom N2800 processor. The Acer Aspire One D270 Cedar Trail netbook is up for pre-order for about $280, but it’s not shipping in the US yet. But if you’re looking…

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The biggest difference between a desktop and laptop computer is undoubtedly the fact that one is portable while the other is chained to your desk by power cables, external monitors, keyboards, and other peripherals. But one of the other big differences between desktop and laptop computers that’s always bugged me is just how much easier it is to open up…

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Plug an iPhone or iPod into pretty much any computer with a USB port, and you should get enough power to charge your phone or media player. Try the same thing with an iPad and your results are likely to be a bit less predictable. That’s because an iPad needs more power to charge and most older PCs ship with…

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You know how you can replace your desktop motherboard when your PC breaks down or when you’re just ready for an upgrade? Yeah, you might be able to do that with your laptop soon, thanks to a push from Shuttle. While the company is best known for making small form factor desktops, Shuttle is getting into the laptop space starting…

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[/caption] Intel isn’t expected to officially launch its next-generation Atom processor line until later this year or early next year. But Fudzilla reports that two Intel Essential Series ITX motherboards with Intel Atom D510 and D410 processor are starting to appear at internet retail sites. The D510MO motherboard uses a dual core 1.67GHz Intel Atom D510 CPU with 2x512kb of…

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Want a low power, small form factor PC, but want to build one yourself instead of paying Asus, Acer, MSI, Shuttle, or another company to do it for you? Asus has just released the AT3N7A-I motherboard which comes with a 1.6GHz dual core Intel Atom 330 processor and NVIDIA ION graphics. The motherboard supports dual channel DDR2-800 memory, 8-channel audio,…

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Computer part maker Zotac has unveiled two new Mini-ITX motherboards that will let you put together a system built around the new NVIDIA ION platform. The platform combines an Intel Atom CPU and an NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GPU to provide better graphics performance than you’ll get from most Intel Atom powered netbooks that use integrated GMA 950 graphics. For instance,…

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If you thought the motherboards used for netbooks were tiny, you ain’t seen nothing. IBASE just announced its latest 3.5 inch system board, the IB888. That’s right, it’s a complete mainboard that’s small enough to fit in a 3.5 inch drive bay. The IB888 is designed to use the low power Intel Atom Poulsboro series processors running between 1.33GHz and…

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One of these days Asus is going to change its name to Eee. Until then, the company just keeps pumping out new products with the Eee PC name. This week the Eee Top all-in-one desktop computer made its first retail appearance at Clove Technology, where it’s available for pre-order. And now DigiTimes reports that Asus will be releasing a line…

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