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phoronix.com - 6/10/2009

[Phoronix] NVIDIA ION Linux Performance Review

— phoronix.com — Earlier this year NVIDIA introduced the ION, which is their new system platform that pairs a GeForce... 9400M GPU with an Intel Atom processor to make it an appealing platform for those desiring a netbook or nettop computer but are interested in a higher ... (more) [Phoronix] NVIDIA ION Linux Performance Review

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digitimes.com - 6/10/2009

Intel to launch successor to Atom N270 CPU in October at the earliest

— digitimes.com — Intel is scheduled to phase out its Atom N270 CPU by launching its successor – the Atom... N450 – for netbooks in October at the earliest, according to industry sources. (more) Intel to launch successor to Atom N270 CPU in October at ...

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engadget.com - 6/14/2009

VAIO P gets whole new lease on life with Atom Z550 processor, SSD and WiMAX

— engadget.com — A whole new day is dawning for the never-ever-a-netbook Sony VAIO P -- those new processor and... drive upgrades apparently have the little PC churning through benchmarks at twice the pace of the original. Most of the benchmark help comes from the SSD ... (more) VAIO P gets whole new lease on life with Atom Z550 ...

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Atom N270 / N280-based netbooks may be stuck at Windows XP
Engadget — You see, there's not much wiggle room when it comes to netbook pricing. By and large, vendors have priced their machines about as low as they can in order to receive but a sliver of a profit, and there's certainly no way they could eat another $20 to $30 on each unit and still feel good about themselves. To that end, we're hearing that many ...

Netbooks makers may forgo free Windows 7 upgrades
The Tech Report: News — Netbooks makers may forgo free Windows 7 upgrades by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:53 AM on June 12, 2009 Planning to go out netbook-shopping soon? Well, when Windows 7 shows up, you may have to pay for the upgrade out of your own pocket. DigiTimes writes that netbook makers could opt not to offer free upgrades to the new OS on machines with Atom N270 and N280 processors. That's because, while Windows XP licenses cost them around $25-30, Windows 7 will command a higher price tag reportedly $45-55. DigiTimes also claims "most consumers" believe Windows XP is good enough for netbooks. Since firms like Asus and Acer already have to deal with "fierce competition," they may ...

Windows 7 Starter Edition priced at $45-55?
TechSpot — ... set on targeting even this low budget segment. It already removed the three-application limit which plagued the Starter Edition of its forthcoming operating system, after receiving a fair share of criticism, but another major factor has yet to be addressed: pricing. Unfortunately, things aren’t looking as promising on that front. Although the software giant has yet to publicly disclose its pricing for Windows 7 licenses, DigiTimes is reporting the “netbook version” is currently priced at $45-55 . This doesn’t seem like a big deal on the surface, but could be prohibitively ...

Will Microsoft hand the netbook market to Linux?
Computerworld Blogs - Hardware — Every time Microsoft seems to sew up the netbook market, it makes yet one more blunder, giving Linux a big market opening. This time around could be the worst: Microsoft apparently plans to charge netbook makers up $55 for Windows 7 Starter Edition, about double what it charges for XP. At that price, buyers just may opt for Linux instead. Digitimes reports that Microsoft is telling netbook makers that it will charge them between $45 and $55 for the Windows 7 Starter Edition ...