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Preview of Asus Eee PC 1015N from Computex 2010

Notebook Italia have posted up a preview on the netbook that Asus have recently been showing off at the Computex 2010 show in Taipei (which runs from June 1st through to June 5th) – the Eee PC 1015N. The Eee PC 1015N, powered by the new Atom N550 processor and NVIDIA ION 2 graphics which [...]

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Eee PC 1201PN has no Optimus

Sadly, the new Eee PC 1201PN won’t come with NVIDIA’s Optimus which allows automatic switching on and off of its ION graphics based on what’s running on the computer. The reason seems to be that the computer firm wants to roll out a next-gen GPU-enabled notebook quickly and has no time to integrate the feature. [...]

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NVIDIA Ion pitted against Broadcom Crystal HD

Many have been disappointed with the graphics capabilities of netbooks, especially the lack of a GPU. Users are missing out on HD videos on the internet, watching high-def movies and playing some of the newer games. And so NVIDIA and Broadcom offered their own solution to this problem. Netbooked has the results from the bout [...]

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Get NVIDIA ION on a netbook for cheap

Shenzhen never ceases to amaze me. The Chinese technology capital, while not always at the forefront of innovation, is the leader when it comes to making cheap devices. Now they are bringing us HD-capable netbooks by bundling in NVIDIA’s ION graphics in the newer devices rolling out the production line. The one pictured above is [...]

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 played on the Samsung N510 netbook

Besides being able to browse the Web freely away from your desktop and dealing with small bits of office work on the go, netbooks offer mild convenience: light gaming. NVIDIA’s Ion graphics chipset makes netbooks viable gaming devices, and one such example is the Samsung N510. With its 11.6-inch screen, gaming is more pleasurable than [...]

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