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Intel: Mini-internet for mobiles will 'disappear'
News The semiconductor giant recently christened its new line of low-powered processors targeted at low-cost PCs, dubbed Atom. Mobile shrink-down versions of websites will soon be a thing of the past, says a senior Intel executive.
[April 2, 2008, 9:11]
Intel unveils two mini motherboards
News One of the boards, the D945GSEJT (code-named Johnstown), featuring the 45nm Intel Atom processor and Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset, will be available only for system integrators and channel original equipment manufacturers.
[April 30, 2009, 12:35]
HP Mini 2140 review
Reviews Now that the plastic-clad, Atom-powered, consumer-orientated Mini 1000 has become a hit, HP's business side is taking another crack at the netbook market with the radically updated HP Mini 2140, which costs from £359 (ex.
[February 3, 2009, 14:34]
Dell Inspiron Mini 9 review
Reviews Component-wise, the Mini 9 is similar to other recent Netbooks, such as the Eee PC 901 and the Acer Aspire One (which all use Intel's Atom CPU). Inspiron Mini 9 is based around the Atom N270 processor, and comes with 1GB of RAM and a 16GB SSD.
[September 8, 2008, 10:22]
Acer Aspire One D150 review
Reviews With the basic Intel Atom/1GB RAM/XP setup, you'll get a similar experience to using a netbook such as the HP Mini 1000 or Lenovo S10, but there are a handful of trade-offs for the Aspire One D150's price.
[February 12, 2009, 11:21]
ecoquiet RM ONE 50: a first look review
Reviews The ecoquiet ONE 50 is built around a new Intel Mini-ITX motherboard, the D945GCLF (codenamed 'Little Falls'), which features a 1.6GHz Atom 230 processor with 512KB of Level 2 cache and a 533MHz frontside bus.
[June 3, 2008, 13:20]
How netbook broadband bundles stack up
News The device also uses a Celeron M processor, which is older and more power-hungry than the Intel N270 Atom chipsets used in all the other netbooks currently offered by UK operators. The 1.3kg NC10 has a 10.2-inch screen and uses Intel's 1.6GHz N270...
[February 11, 2009, 14:02]
HP Mini 2140 - I Get To Try One!
Blog There are crucial differences in the internals, though, the most significant of which is the Intel Atom 270 CPU, rather than the VIA C7-M, and their associated chips. They say it is because the 2140 BIOS is shipped with Dual Core support enabled...
[July 1, 2009, 15:41]
HP "Entertainment PC" Revisited
Blog The 2133 has a VIA C7-M CPU and VIA Chrome 9 graphic controller; the 2140 was a very standard Intel Atom based system, and the new 1010ez has an AMD Athlon Neo CPU and ATI Radeon graphic controller. The AMD Athlon Neo processor is noticeably faster...
[September 29, 2009, 14:27]
Via Nano to take on Intel's Atom
News According to a whitepaper released by Via last week, the Nano "will initially power a range of [mini] notebooks", putting it in direct competition with Intel's Atom, released in Shanghai in April. Taiwanese chip manufacturer Via Technologies has...
[June 2, 2008, 8:41]
Which Netbook ? Help !
Blog Comment It has a VIA CPU, rather than the typical Intel Atom for these things, if that matters to you. Utz, have you looked at the HP 2133 Mini Note? I know that it has a standard external VGA connector, and I just got an advert with a huge price cut on it...
[January 21, 2009, 11:44]
Flash to be optimised for Intel, Nvidia netbooks
News These chipsets are found in several netbooks, including Acer's latest Aspire One and HP's Mini 110XP, that use Intel's Atom processor. Adobe is to optimise its Flash web-video technology for playback on netbooks and other devices using Intel's Atom...
[June 2, 2009, 16:56]
HP 2133 Mini-Note PC review
Reviews The 2133's greatest asset is its unique keyboard, which manages to fit in full-size keys by eliminating dead space on the keyboard tray, but we're less enamoured of the pokey VIA C7-M processor, especially when Intel's Atom CPUs, seemingly...
[April 9, 2008, 11:37]
Intel adds two new Atoms for netbooks
News Recently introduced netbooks using Atom include Samsung's N120 and Dell's Inspiron Mini 10. Intel on Wednesday introduced two new Atom processors for mobile internet devices, or MIDs, such as netbooks, and demonstrated an upcoming Atom-based...
[April 8, 2009, 16:56]
Dell discontinues 12-inch netbooks
News The Dell Mini 12 was powered, as are most netbooks, by Intel's Atom line of processors. The company's chief blogger, Lionel Menchaca, wrote on Saturday that "it's time for the Mini 12 to ride off into the sunset".
[August 10, 2009, 16:21]
DIY Dual Atom Nettop System
Blog The first thing I found was the biggest surprise - a Dual Atom motherboard from Intel (D945GCLF2)! I didn't even know Intel made a dual Atom CPU, perhaps I haven't been paying enough attention? Intel says that the hyperthreading in the Atom causes...
[June 5, 2009, 13:41]
HP Mini 2140 - Strongly Recommended!
Blog The other difference is on the inside, the 2140 has an Intel Atom CPU, Intel 945 GSE Express, Mobile Intel GMA 950 Graphic controller, whereas the 2133 has a VIA C7-M CPU and VIA Chrome 9 graphic controller.
[July 7, 2009, 9:33]
Fedora 11
Blog I was also able to install it on the Dual Atom nettop system with no trouble, The performance seems much worse than on the laptops, though. Now, to be fair, this is only an Atom-based system, but as it is a pretty well equipped dual CPU Atom...
[June 28, 2009, 8:18]
Sony's 'not-netbook'
Blog The spec is pretty good: 1.33GHz Atom Z520, LED-backlit 1600x768 screen, integrated mobile broadband, Draft-N Wi-Fi and more. Then along came Intel and Microsoft with the Ultra-Mobile PC or UMPC, which was basically a combination of mini-notebook...
[January 8, 2009, 13:50]
What Do We Expect from Netbooks?
Blog Comment excellent price compared with atom netbooks battery life is mediocre with 3-cell battery performance of via single-core processor is so-so (esp.youtube video's full-screen and skype video calls) via chrome videochip not well-supported in linux...
[March 27, 2009, 15:37]
