Netbook Wars IV: A New Hope (For Graphics)
December 23rd, 2009 admin
This year isn’t quite over, but in terms of netbooks, it’s evident what we’ll see next year — much more of the same, but with a different Intel chipset inside that offers longer battery life and a slight boost in performance . While a longer run-time benefits any mobile device, some mobile consumers might take issue with Intel’s thoughts that higher performing graphics solutions are “overkill.” Enter two different solutions that might help overcome the overkill. NVIDIA’s ION solution debuted this year and pairs nicely with the current N270 / N280 Atom. It replaces the separate Intel…
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