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Engadget: Next-gen Atom N470 to relax netbook spec restrictions slightly further
TechSpot: Intel to allow 2GB RAM with future Atom N470 netbooks
| Fudzilla: Netbook with N470 can have 2GB memory: Intel tells partners to price products up to $349 http://bit.ly/4sljWO 10/26/2009 |
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The Tech Report: News —
... with Apple's Mini DisplayPort-to-DVI adapter Fudzilla reports netbook with Atom N470 can have 2GB memory Asus teams with Nvidia on ...
Next-gen Atom N470 to relax netbook spec restrictions slightly further
Engadget —
... Netbook specs have been held in check by Microsoft and Intel's dizzying array of rules and restrictions for low-cost machines, but now that Windows 7 is out and Intel's getting ready to release the next generation of Atom chips it sounds like things are about to get ...
Intel to allow 2GB RAM with future Atom N470 netbooks
TechSpot —
... . Further down the road, around March 2010, the 1.83GHz Atom N470 will reportedly allow running 2GB of RAM and up to 32GB of solid-state storage. The higher limit should provide a decent jump in performance for netbooks, while still targeting the $299 to $349 price points. These restrictions are aimed at making a clear distinction between netbooks and ultraportables, while protecting the profit margins from more lucrative CULV-based offerings.
Intel's next-gen Atom chips mean more relaxed netbook specs
TweakTown News RSS Feed —
... the market, no thanks to Microsoft and Intel's tight restrictions for low-cost machines. The good news is that this will loosen up somewhat in the near future thanks to Windows 7 and Intel's upcoming next-gen lineup of Atom chips, allowing for a bit more freedom in what can be done with the platforms to release a wider range of differing models. Microsoft has already started allowing netbook manufacturers to load Windows 7 Home Premium on machines without restrictions, and now Fudzilla says Intel will lift the 1GB RAM limit from Atom machines when the 1.83GHz N470 Pine ...



