Pine Trail may usher in $249 netbooks
The Tech Report: News —
... into netbook waters with $400 price tags, netbook vendors may need to dig a little deeper to keep their little Atom-powered systems attractive. And, going by a Fudzilla report, that may happen with the arrival of Intel's Pine Trail platform in January. Fudzilla writes that Intel will suggest pricing of $249-299 (down from $299 today) for netbooks based on the upcoming Atom N450 processor, which will run at 1.66GHz and feature an on-die graphics core and memory controller. Those systems should have display sizes ranging from 7" to 10.2", 512MB to 1GB of RAM, either a 120GB ...
Intel to allow 2GB RAM with future Atom N470 netbooks
TechSpot —
... Intel's Pine Trail platform early next year things won't be too different. According to Fudzilla, netbooks based on the upcoming 1.66GHz Atom N450 processor, which will debut in January featuring an on-die graphics core and memory controller, will still be tied to the 1GB limit. These systems should also have display sizes ranging from 7" to 10.2", either a 120GB hard drive or up to 20GB of solid-state storage, and a four-cell battery -- but on the flip side should start selling for as low as $250 . Further down the road, around March 2010, the 1.83GHz Atom N470 will ...


