Netbooks using the forthcoming Intel Atom N280 are expected to tip up between the second and third quarters of 2009. The N280 is the follow-up to the Netbook class leading N270 Atom CPU that finds its home in practically every netbook on the market today.
The actual CPU doesn’t look like much of an improvement, perfromance wise. What may be more interesting is the Intel GN40 chipset that goes with it which, bloggers seem to think, will do HD playback. Yeah that’s right, HD playback on a 10″ screen. Ooooh.
Nvidia have a competing chipset which will do Blu-Ray. If you can find a matching drive, that is.
Also, I have heard rumors that the new chipset will rdeuce power consumption, which would actually be useful.
HD decoding is useful even though netbooks are small. I use my notebook as a media center a lot. I’d love to have a dedicated machine for that but connecting notebook just to watch a movie will do.
Those mini-itx boards that people are putting under their TV’s will do well with an HD capable chipset.
Yeah, put that in your pipe and smoke it.
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its interesting because from what i understand this will NOT be a 32nm chip (even though their other chips will be getting the 32nm refresh shortly after the new Atom release) but be a 45nm. I am still waiting on official word from intel. anyone know for sure yet?
There were lots of reason to watch out for 2009, the economy is causing people to fall deeper into debt and becoming vulnerable to con artists, frauds and scammers. Some of these wicked doers prey particularly on people who are in a desperate search for credit counseling. If anyone asks you to pay debt-relief service fees upfront, without doing any work for you first, that is definitely a red flag. It’s the same way with payday loans. If someone is offering you payday loans, but you haven’t been approved yet, and they ask you to pay a fee, run! Scam artists are even victimizing many Americans by selling information about federal job opportunities. To top it off, they even advertise in the classified sections of newspapers, offering to help job seekers find and apply for federal jobs – for a fee! So it is important that you are aware of how to notice signs of a scam and preventative measures you can make to avoid being a victim.
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