hkepc.com - 2/5/2009
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AMD 將以 Athlon Neo 處理器配搭 AMD 690E 晶片組入侵 Netbook 、 Nettop 市
pcper.com - 2/10/2009
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pcper.com —
Intel is finally bringing the low-cost PC world
a dual-core version of the wildly popular Atom processor
with the Atom 330. The CPU runs at 1.6 GHz and sports a pair of cores that both support HyperThreading for a total of four threads of computing. ...
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Intel Atom 330 Dual-core Processor Review
digitimes.com - 2/6/2009
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digitimes.com —
Monica Chen, Taipei; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES [Friday 6
February 2009] Intel has decided to bring forward the
launch of its single-core Atom N280 processor bundled with GN40 chipset to the second half of February instead of in the second or third ...
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Intel to bring forward Atom N280 CPU launch to second ...
guru3d.com - 2/3/2009
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guru3d.com —
A preview on NVIDIA ION. What NVIDIA has
done with the ION is to create a platform
that combines a GeForce 9400M chipset with an Intel Atom processor all placed on a Pico-ITX PCB. The advantage here is by using such a chipset the environment PC will ...
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NVIDIA ION platform review preview
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Intel Atom N280 coming in late February
DV Hardware —
HKEPC writes Intel will release the Atom N280 in late February. This chip will be bundled with the 945GSE for "mainstream netbooks" and there will also be a version with the GN40 chipset for something Intel calls "Enhanced Media Netbooks". ...
Intel is offering off-roadmap Atom solutions
Fudzilla —
... if the battery life trade-off will be worth it despite the fact that the GN40 chipset offers support for VC-1 and H.264 video decoding at 720p and 1080p as well as improved graphics performance. For those wanting these features as well as a low power solution will have to wait for the Pine Trail-M platform to launch, as the Pineview CPU paired up with the Tigerpoint chipset is meant to have a TDP of 1W less than the current Atom platform at a total TDP of 7W. You can find the slide here
Intel Atom N280 not next gen Atom
TweakTown's News RSS Feed —
... In this slide you can see that the N280 is simply a speed bin higher than the N270 (also with a higher FSB). But it is not a Pineview Atom. The N280 + GN40 is nothing more than an off roadmap offering from Intel. It is probably been put in place to offset some of the damage being done by nVidias ION platform. By offering HD viewing and better CPU performance Intel might be able to hold off nVidia until it can get the Pine Trail M platform ready. Take a look at the slide here . ...
Related: gn40 netbook
Intel debuts new Atom N280, GN40 chipset —
Ars Technica
Intel's N280 is officially out the door and headed for market. Intel confirmed yesterday that it's shipping the single-core processor in volume to PC
manufacturers; Asus's 1000HE netbook is already available for preorder if you just can't wait for the system to hit Newegg. The ...
Second Netbook Wave Begins —
Slashdot: Hardware
nerdyH writes "Asus is taking pre-orders for a netbook based on Intel's second-generation platform, the secret-shrouded N280/GN40 chipset. Early product specs confirm that the second wave of netbooks are likely to offer faster graphics and lower power use, along with room for much, much larger ...
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