NVIDIA’s Optimus technology allows laptops with the latest Intel chips and NVIDIA graphics cards to automatically switch between Intel’s integrated graphics and NVIDIA’s higher performance graphics depending on what programs you’re running. This allows you to get better battery life when you don’t need bleeding edge graphics, while giving you the ability to play high performance video games without rebooting…

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Graphics card maker Sapphire has released its first desktop computer, the Sapphire Mini PC Edge-HD. As you’d expect from a company with Sapphire’s pedigree, the Edge-HD has a focus on high performance graphics. But honestly, that doesn’t set it apart from most other nettops on the market today, since it has the increasingly common NVIDIA ION 2 graphics card bundled…

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Giada has introduced three new mini-desktop computers that look more like optical disk drives than full-fledged computers. The company is no stranger to the nettop space, having brought a number of mini-desktops with low power Intel Atom chips to market over the past few years. But recently Giada has been branching out with mini-desktops that pack a little more punch….

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I’ve been seeing Giada computers at trade shows for the past few years, and I’m always impressed at just how small and thin the company manages to make its nettops while continuing to pack in the latest features such as dual core Atom chips or second-generation NVIDIA ION graphics. I haven’t had a chance to test one extensively yet… but…

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The Asus Eee PC 1015PN may be one of the most powerful 10 inch netbooks with an Intel Atom chip on the market today. Unfortunately with great power comes great less than stellar battery life. While the Eee PC 1015PN can handle 1080p HD video playback and some 3D graphics and gaming tasks, those capabilities come at the expensive of…

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The Asus Lamborghini VX6 Eee PC notebook is a stylish ultraportable laptop with a 12.1 inch display. It has a 1.8GHz Intel Atom D525 dual core processor and NVDIA ION 2 graphics as well as a few other premium features including USB 3.0 support, 2GB of RAM, HDMI output, a 1366 x 768 pixel display, and an audio system designed…

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The Asus Eee PC 1015PN is one of the most powerful netbooks on the market today, if that’s not an oxymoron. Sure, it doesn’t come close to matching a notebook with a Core i-series CPU, but this 10 inch netbook has a dual core 1.5GHz Intel Atom N550 chip and the latest generation of NVIDIA ION graphics, which make it…

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Zotac has added a new model to its ever-growing line of mini-desktops with high(ish) performance graphics. The new Zotac ZBOX HD-ID40 features the same case design as the last half dozen or so Zotac nettops,but under the hood it packs all new features, including: 1.83GHz Intel Atom D525 dual core PCU Next-generation NVIDIA ION graphics with 512MB RAM 802.11b/g/n WiFi…

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Asus has officially launched the Eee PC 1015PN netbook. You know, the one with a dual core 1.5GHz Intel Atom N550 processor and NVIDIA ION graphics? It’s shipping. Now. Amazon is selling the netbook for $425 plus free shipping, which is a pretty good price for this model. I’ve got a review unit sitting on my desk, but I haven’t…

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The Asus Eee PC 1015PN is a 10 inch netbook with a dual core Intel Atom N550 processor and next-generation NVIDIA ION graphics. While it doesn’t have the same ION chip found in nettops and larger laptop computers, it should have more than enough power to handle 1080p HD video playback and some 3D graphics acceleration. Asus sent me a…

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Habey has grabbed my attention a few times in recent months with tiny, low power desktop computers like the Habey BIS-6620 and BIS-6622. But while those mini-desktops were all about business thanks to their integrated Intel Atom Zxx processors and integrated graphics, the new Habey ENT-6564 is a nettop that really wants to hang out in your living room. The…

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The Eee PC 1015PN is one of the first 10 inch netbooks to feature next-generation NVIDIA ION graphics. While that means the mini-laptop should have no problem handling 1080p HD video playback and HD Flash video, you should keep in mind that there are now two different types of ION chips: Those designed for desktops and larger notebooks and those…

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