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VIA Nano 3000 CPU series finally launches to rival Intel's Atom
VIA Nano 3000 CPU series finally launches to rival Intel's Atom
We suppose dreams really do come true. Nearly a full year after we heard that VIA was toiling on a new processor line to really give Intel's aging Atom a run for its money, the company has come clean and confessed that those whispers were indeed true. The Isaiah-based Nano 3000 Series is a ...
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techspot.com — According to OS X Daily, Snow Leopard version 10.6.2 will end support for Intel's Atom processor. This... is an unfortunate blow to Hackintosh users who run OS X on netbooks, which are largely Atom-based. Those users will have to stick with an older copy of the Mac operating system, such as 10.6.1 ... (more) Apple to disable Atom support with OS X 10.6.2?
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VIA's Nano 3000 Provides an Atom Rival
I4U News — ... series of processors (via Engadget ). The Atom line is looking quite aged these days, but these six new Nano 3000 chips look much spiffier. Plus, they have a cool futuristic name. Nano 3000 sounds way cooler than Atom. These CPUs run from 1 to 2 GHz in speed and each pack an 800 MHz FSB, in addition to 64 bit support and Windows 7/Linux compatibility. The power ratings of this new line all measure in at about 20% more efficient than previous generation Nanos, and they also promise to have 1080p multimedia playback. Sign me the hell up for a netbook that packs one of these ...

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