Star VIA Intros Nano 3000 Netbook, Notebook CPUs
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 3rd Nov 2009 18:48 UTC
Hardware, Embedded Systems "VIA has introduced out its latest Nano CPUs, pitching the new 3000 family of low-power processors at makers of thin'n'light laptops and of all-in-one desktops. The Nano 3000 series runs to six processors, clock at between 1GHz and 2GHz. They all sit on an 800MHz system bus. Four U3x00 models consume just 100mW of power when idling - the two L3xx0 Nanos consume 500mW at idle. VIA touted the new parts' support for 64-bit computing, virtualisation and the SSE 4 media processing instructions. Like past VIA processors, the new ones have on-board AES and SHA encryption engine."
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RE: The next Atom
by hufman on Wed 4th Nov 2009 19:15 UTC in reply to "The next Atom"
hufman
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2008-10-11

The next-generation Intel Atom will have the graphics and memory controller integrated on the same chip as the CPU, the chipset will be tiny (the motherboard will be 1/3 the size), will not require fans and the whole system will use much less power (hence much smaller batteries will be required).

Why do manufacturers insist on this? I want super low power systems, WITH the same batteries, so that the entire system lasts longer. I don't want smaller batteries, I want longer-lasting batteries.
Why do no-one understand this?

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