It’s no secret that Intel is on track to launch its next generation Intel Atom processors later this year. What’s a bit less clear is exactly when we’ll start to see these chips show up in netbooks and other products. Because word on the street is that while the new chips will be more energy […]
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Report: Intel to kill off Atom Z-series netbook processors
Intel’s Z series of Atom processors use less power than the Intel Atom N270/N280 chips currently found in most netbooks. And that means the handful of mini-laptops using a Z520 or similar processor can get longer run time with the same battery. But these machines also feel much more sluggish when performing CPU-intensive tasks like […]
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Does the future of NVIDIA ION lie with VIA, AMD?
Intel has confirmed that the company plans to launch the next-generation Intel Atom “Pine Trail” platform before the end of the year. Whether PC makers will rush to adopt the platform before 2010 remains to be seen. But either way, it’s likely that the Atom N270/N280’s days are numbered. And that could be bad news […]
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New Intel Atom chips could be delayed until 2010
Update: Intel says Pine Trail chips are still on track to ship later this year. Whether PC makers will adopt the platform right away remains to be seen. Atom N450 chips will be more expensive at launch than Atom N270 processors Intel had been expected to launch its next-generation Intel Atom chips, code-named Pine Trail […]
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Intel to demo Atom N450 based netbooks in September
Intel is expected to showcase a number of new products at the Intel Developer Forum or IDF in September. That includes a number of Moorestown-based MIDs, details about its next-generation Medfield platform for MIDs, and the first netbooks based on the Intel Atom N450 processor. Atom N450-based netbooks aren’t expected to hit the streets until […]
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A flood of 1366 x 768 pixel netbooks could be on the way
Taiwanese PC makers tell HKEPC that Intel is loosening some of its hardware restrictions for netbooks running low cost Windows XP licenses. According to the report, Intel had insisted that Atom N270 and N280 powered netbooks stick with 10 inch or smaller displays with 1024 x 600 pixel or lower resolutions. Of course, there have […]
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Intel Atom Pineview platform to last through 2010
Intel is expected to launch its next-generation Atom processor lineup starting in the 4th quarter of 2009. The lineup will include a dual core desktop chip as well as a line of mobile chips aimed at netbooks which will use less power while providing slightly better performance than today’s Atom N270/N280 chips. Now Fudzilla reports […]
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If it ain’t broke: PC makers may be slow to move from Atom N270 to Atom N450
Intel is expected to launch its next generation Atom processors later this year. The netbook version, the Atom N450, will consume less power than today’s chips while offering a little bit of a speed boost. But according to DigiTimes, some PC makers say they “will not take an aggressive role” in luanching netbooks based on […]
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Intel: Atom-based nettops are “affordable,” not “cheap”
One of the selling points for netbooks and low power nettop-style desktop computers is that they’re generally cheaper than more powerful computers. But while cheap may technically mean the same thing as “affordable,” Intel would prefer that companies selling Atom-based nettops refer to them as affordable, rather than cheap. Because let’s face it, “cheap” carries […]
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Report: Lenovo, Samsung lose preferential pricing for Intel Atom CPUs
Like Microsoft, which only sells low cost Windows XP licenses to PC makers with netbooks and nettops that meet specific criteria, Intel reportedly has certain restrictions on the way its Atom processor is used. Intel’s restrictions aren’t quite as absolute. Fail to meet the requirements and you can still purchase the processor, you’ll just have […]