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Written by Nick Farrell
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Wednesday, 14 January 2009 19:37 |
Pineview might have been seen
The dark satanic
rumour mill is predicting that from the second quarter of 2009 there should be
shedloads of netbooks based around the Intel GN40 and Intel Atom N280 which can
manage speeds from 1.66GHz.
At CES Asus was showing off its Netbook
10.2-inch Asus Eee PC 1004DN which was based around a previously unknown variant
of the Intel Atom N280 unknown chipset Intel GN40. According to the Italian
IT press Asus, Acer and Gigabyte Technology will produce a new Netbook-based
chipset GN40 and Atom N280 processor. This includes the mysterious Asus Eee PC
1004DN.
The Intel Atom N280 will have a clock frequency of 1.66GHz with
667MHz FSB. The unit cost will be between $60 and $65. This is pricey in
comparison to the $46 Intel Atom N270 will set you back.
But the reports
point out that Intel's Pineview chip is due out around the release date of the
new Netbook so it is possible to guess that what was being seen at CES was none
other than a Pineview prototype.
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