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Intel is already phasing out first-gen Bay Trail Celeron, Pentium chips

Just a few months after launching its first Celeron and Pentium chips based on Bay Trail/Silvermont technology, Intel is starting to kill off chips such as the Intel Celeron N2810 and Pentium N3510 to make way for newer processors. That doesn’t mean Intel is abandoning the low-power space. It’s just shifting its focus to newer […]

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MSI J1800i is a Bay Trail board and CPU combo for just $60

MSI’s got a nice new mainboard and CPU solution if you’ve been thinking about building your own HTPC or a budget-minded desktop. The J1800i comes with an integrated Bay Trail Celeron processor, and it’s got a suggested retail price of just $60. The j1800i is very similar to the ECS BAT-I. It features a 64-bit […]

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Gateway launches LT41P 10 inch touchscreen notebook lineup

The Gateway LT41P is a 10 inch laptop with a touchscreen display, an Intel Celeron Bay Trail processor, and Windows 8 software. List prices start at $330, but TigerDirect has had an entry-level model available for a few weeks for just $280. That makes the LT41P one of the most inexpensive 10 inch touchscreen notebooks […]

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Gateway/Packard Bell launch 10 inch mini-laptop: Return of the netbook?

Are netbooks making a comeback? A few years ago it was hard to visit a coffee shop without spotting someone using an inexpensive 10 inch portable notebook, and virtually every major PC maker had a netbook to offer. But as tablets grew more popular, ultrabooks brought thin and light design to higher-powered notebooks, and Intel’s […]

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Leaked Intel Bay Trail lineup: Atom, Celeron, and Pentium chips use less than 10W

Intel’s next-generation architecture for low-power chips, code-named “Bay Trail” is expected to hit the streets by the end of the year. Chips based on the platform are designed for tablets, notebooks, desktops, and other low-power computers, and they’ll replace today’s Intel Atom chips. But Bay Trail processors aren’t just the future of Intel’s Atom family. […]

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Intel’s next-gen Celeron, Pentium chips to be based on Atom architecture

Intel plans to shift the way it makes at least some of its Celeron and Pentium chips. For the past few years Intel has used those brands to sell low-end processors based on the same architecture as its higher-end Core chips. But soon you’ll start to find Celeron and Pentium chips based on the same […]

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Intel quietly introduces 3 new low-power chips (N2805, N2810, N2910)

Intel is releasing three new ultra-low-voltage (ULV) chips. The company issued a new price list this week, and it includes the previously unannounced processors which come in dual-core and quad-core varieties and which seem to straddle the line between an Intel Atom and Intel Celeron chip. The new chips are named like Atom processors, but […]