It looks like Asus is making minor updates to a couple of entry level netbooks. The Eee PC 1001PQ, Eee PC 1001PX, and Eee PX 1005PX are all getting new names: Meet the Eee PC 1001PQD, 1001PXD, and 1005PXD. As Netbook Italia points out, Asus reserves the letter D for models with Intel Atom N455 […]
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How much difference does DDR3 RAM make in netbooks?
Not much. Netbook makers are starting to ship netbooks with new Intel Atom N455 and N475 processors that support DDR3 memory. They have the same clock speed and other features as earlier Intel Atom processors. The only difference is that they use DDR3 RAM instead of DDR2. But what does that mean in terms of […]
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Toshiba introduces updated 10 inch netbooks
Toshiba is giving its 10 inch netbooks a slight spec bump today, by introducing models with support for DDR3 memory. First up is a new version of the Toshiba NB305, which has a new 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 processor and 1GB of DDR3 memory. Like its predecessors, this mini-laptop comes with Windows 7 Starter Edition, […]
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Acer Aspire One 533 with DDR3 memory coming soon
Acer is reportedly preparing to launch a new 10 inch netbook with support for Intel’s new Atom N455 and N475 processors. The biggest change is that these chips can accept DDR3 memory while all of Acer’s existing netbooks are stuck with plain ole DDR2 RAM. The folks at Macles note that the upcoming Acer Aspire […]
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MSI Wind U160DX: Picture the Wind U160 with DDR3 memory
Intel is getting ready to launch new Atom N455 and N475 processors that are compatible with DDR3 RAM — but otherwise pretty much the same as the N450 and N470 processors you can pick up today. And it looks like MSI plans to launch one of the first netbooks to utilize the new chips. Johannes […]
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More computers with next-gen Atom chips spotted
Yesterday we spotted an upcoming version of the Toshiba NB305 netbook with a new Intel Atom N455 processor. The CPU is virtually identical to the Atom N450 powering most netbooks released so far this year, with one exception: It supports DDR3 1066MHz memory. But it looks like the Toshiba NB305 isn’t alone. Lenovo, HP, and […]
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Toshiba NB305 netbook to get Intel Atom N455 CPU
We’ve been hearing rumors about a tiny little shakeup on the horizon for Intel’s Atom line of chips. Basically, the Atom N450 and N470 processors that power netbooks today will be phased out and replaced with Atom N455 and N475 chips that are virtually identical, but which add support for DDR3 memory. Now it looks […]