Comments on: 1.86GHz Intel Atom processors would be nice, except they’re twice as expensive as 1.6GHz ones http://eeepc.net/186ghz-intel-atom-processors-would-be-nice-except-theyre-twice-as-expensive-as-16ghz-ones/ Blog about Asus Eee PC & other netbooks Mon, 21 May 2012 13:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Adam http://eeepc.net/186ghz-intel-atom-processors-would-be-nice-except-theyre-twice-as-expensive-as-16ghz-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-34923 Adam Sun, 15 Mar 2009 09:09:03 +0000 http://eeepc.net/?p=3859#comment-34923 How about a dual-core version of the N280 instead? The current dual-core model (the 330) has a TDP of 8W, because it's based on the 1.6GHz 230, which uses 4W. Since the N280 (1.66GHz) uses 2.5W, a dual-core varient would use only 5W. At that point, and presuming that the processor could turn off the second core when not needed, it'd be the perfect thing to get a big performance boost in a netbook. How about a dual-core version of the N280 instead?

The current dual-core model (the 330) has a TDP of 8W, because it’s based on the 1.6GHz 230, which uses 4W.

Since the N280 (1.66GHz) uses 2.5W, a dual-core varient would use only 5W.

At that point, and presuming that the processor could turn off the second core when not needed, it’d be the perfect thing to get a big performance boost in a netbook.

]]> By: Tim http://eeepc.net/186ghz-intel-atom-processors-would-be-nice-except-theyre-twice-as-expensive-as-16ghz-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-34765 Tim Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:20:15 +0000 http://eeepc.net/?p=3859#comment-34765 That's possible... That’s possible…

]]> By: Gary http://eeepc.net/186ghz-intel-atom-processors-would-be-nice-except-theyre-twice-as-expensive-as-16ghz-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-34470 Gary Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:55:33 +0000 http://eeepc.net/?p=3859#comment-34470 Maybe Intel is waiting for Windows 7 to be launched before dropping the price of the Z540... Maybe Intel is waiting for Windows 7 to be launched before dropping the price of the Z540…

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