Intel’s own definition of what a netbook is, is rather odd in that it belittles the functionality and versatility of netbooks in general, an extremely unusual behaviour from a company that currently has a firm grasp on the netbook industry in general. Looking at the comparison chart provided, Intel is seemingly unaware of the power of...
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The Z500 series of Intel Atom processors were never too popular, originally designed for MID devices, a platform which never really took off, the Z500 series was rarely seen with its purpose remaining unknown many. Intel, in their attempts to keep the platform alive, saw that their processor made it into other devices such as the...
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The Intel Atom N550 dual core processor is changing the face of netbooks so naturally it deserves its own review. One of the more common netbook processors we’re seeing popping up all over the place is the Intel Atom N550 and it seems to be the obvious choice for most situations. This new chip has it...
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Intel’s Atom processor is extremely small and so aptly named, but Intel have goals on making the low powered CPUs even smaller. The current generation of Atom processors are built using a 45nm architecture, which is the current standard for today’s technology with only a few chips such as the Arrandale based Core I series...
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ASUS have an almost flawless reputation when it comes to netbooks, responsible for many of the greats such as the early ASUS Eee 701 and 901 to the top of the line Eee 1215N. With widening range in technology becoming available to the netbook market, manufacturers such as ASUS are finding the opportunity to create netbooks...
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When it comes to Toshiba and netbooks, the first thing that comes to everybody’s mind is the NB205, an almost legendary netbook that was released shortly after the craze began. The NB205 was a big hit due to its great build quality and excellent run time of up to 9 hours. Toshiba have more recently brought...
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