Haleron Swordfish – powered by two Intel Atom N270 processors – one of its kind?

Here is a netbook that is very unique: Haleron Swordfish, which is powered by (unusually) two Intel Atom N270 processors, each running at 1.6GHz clock speed. Rest of its specs are netbook-ish:

• 160GB HDD
• 2GB RAM
• 10.2-inch display
• 1024×600 resolution
• 1.3MP webcam
• 4-in-one card reader

It has built-in 3G WCDMA WWAN module to make you remain connected all around the day. It weighs 1.35kg and measures 252x182x30mm

Commentary: Two N270 processors! Talk about some serious dual core action. However, integrating two weak processors do not make one powerful processor. It is still a netbook processor and still won’t stand anywhere close to core 2 duo’s horsepower

Acer Ferrari One quick review

Apart from sporting stunning and sleek looks, Acer Ferrari One netbook is based on AMD’s Congo platform. Some people may regard it as ultrathin notebook, but we prefer to call it a netbook with lots of muscle-power.

Its AMD Athlon X2 L310 processor works at 1.2GHz clock speed and features 1MB of L2 cache. It has Radeon HD 3200 integrated graphics which comes with up to 2048MB of HyperMemory or to be precise it has 256+128MB of dedicated memory and up to 1663MB of shared system memory. The netbook/notebook is equipped with 2GB of DDR2 667/800 RAM ( upgradable upto 4GB as it has two SO-DIMM slots). This is unlike most of the netbooks that can have only upto 2GB RAM and sport only one SO-DIMM slot.

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Core i7 notebooks planned by MSI – based on Intel PM55 chipset

Two notebooks in its GT series that will be based on Intel’s Core i7 mobile quad-core CPU have been planned by MSI. The GT740 and GT640 are both a part of MSI’s Gaming series and besides the Core i7 CPU, both will complement Nvidia’s Geforce GTS 250M graphics with 1GB of DDR3 memory. Notebooks are [...]

Manli T1 and Manli T1-A-B NetTops – with goodness of Nvidia ION and Dual-core Atom 330

Manli’s newest offering, the NetTop T1, is equipped with the Dual Core Atom 330 processor that runs at 1.6GHz clock speed and is packed with the powerful Nvidia’s ION chipset (IGP9400).

Since it uses Atom processor, it consumes way less power than your regular desktop at your home or office. That said, you should not underestimate this little baby as it still packs a lot of punch. It can play all of your HD content (including 1080p videos) in all their glory. You can even play some of the latest 3D games.

Manli is offering two models: T1 and T1-A-B. T1 has 1GB DDR2 RAM and T1-A-B has 2GB RAM. In either case, you can upgrade the RAM upto 4GB. T1-A-B also features a bigger hard disk (250GB vs 160GB in T1). Both have HDMI ports too.

Both of the models will be available in the month of October.

Guess the total weight of the total nettop? Less than 1kg!

Prices of Intel Atom D510 and Atom D410 Nettop Processors declared – NetTops to get expensive

Prices of PineTrail nettop processors, the D510 and D410, have been declared. Atom 330′s successor, D510 is for sale for a price tag of $63 making it $20 costlier than the former. The single-core Atom 230 will be replaced by single-core Atom D41,which will sell for $43 ($14 more than the current Atom 230). Both of the new processors run at 1.66GHz clock speed. The only difference lies in their cache: 1MB on D510 and 512kb on D410.

This means that the future nettops, although will be beefier in terms of specs, but will also make you shell out more money.

MSI Wind U110 Eco finally available in the US

The MSI’s new 10-inch Wind U110 Eco has started shipping to the US and is available at Newegg.com for US $399.99. Thanks to its huge 9-cell battery (7800mAh), it is able to deliver magnificent and outstanding battery life (15 hours+)

The MSI Wind U110 Eco comes with Intel Atom Z530 running at 1.6GHz clock speed (combined with Intel’s SCH US15W chipset). With a 1024×600 resolution and an 10-inch screen, it features 1GB of DDR2 memory, 160GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth and 10/100Mbps LAN.

The rest of the features include three USB 2.0 ports, card reader, VGA output and a 1.3M webcam.

Acer Ferrari One is a Netbook or Mini-Notebook?

Acer has unveiled their new red hot Ferrari One netbook, which resembles the Aspire Timeline 1810T or 1410 (Aspire One 751H + Intel ULV processor). However, it uses the new AMD Congo platform with a dual-core Athlon X2 L310 (clock speed: 1.2GHz) CPU and ATi Radeon 3200 graphic chipset.

• 11.6-inch display
• 1366 x 768 resolution
• Draft-N WiFi, Bluetooth
• Battery: 5600 mAh (6-cell)

It runs Windows 7 and will start shipping on the same day as of the Windows 7 release date, October 22. Expect the price to be around 499 Euros (USD 720).

Commentary: So, is this a mini-notebook or a netbook? Gone are the days when we used to consider the netbooks as scaled down ‘weak’ versions of full-size notebooks. Now, many netbook manufactures are coming with ION or ION LE-powered netbooks, which pack a lot of muscle as compared to netbooks that came in early 2009. With the release of Acer Ferrari One, the netbooks will no longer be considered as weak.

Pine Trail Atom CPU Prices announced – Expect Pine Trail netbooks to be expensive

Fudzilla has been able to get some details about the prices of Atom N470 processor, which runs 1.83GHz clock speed. Unfortunately, it is not going to be as cheap as the Atom N270.

The N270 Atom processor retails for $44 whereas the current set price for the Atom N470 processor is $75. The N280 processor, which was the sucessor of the old Atom N270 processor retails at $64. $20 difference is enough for the company to stick to old processor despite the new power-saving features brought by the new CPU.

The difference between N270 and N470 is $31, which is lot to make netbooks look more expensive compared to cheapo laptops that you see in local stores.

Atom N470 (1.83GHz) to be launched in Q1 2010

Intel’s next generation processor for netbooks AKA Intel Pine Trail/Pine View will make its debut next year. Now, we have come to know that Atom N470 processor, a pineview CPU that runs at 1.83GHz clock speed is coming in Q1 2010.

Please note that this is still a single-core processor and we will wait for quite some time for Intel to announce dual core processors for its netbooks. The CPU itself has 6.5W TPD which is more than double more compared to N270 1.6GHz Atom, but you have to remember that Atom N470 has 200MHz IGP integrated and the TDP is now calculated for both chips

Patriot P8880E – 4.8-inch MID, runs Windows XP, weighs 320gm = Impressive

Patriot P8880E is the newly launched MID tha sports a slider design. It has a 4.8-inch touchscreen display with WVGA resolution (800×480). It comes with fairly underpowered Atom Z520 processor that runs at a clock speed of 8000MHz. It has just 512MB RAM and 8GB solid state drive.

The P880E comes in two colors: pearl white and black. It measures 152x80x21.6mm and weighs just 320gm. It has WiFi (b/g), Webcam (0.3MP) and runs Windows XP Home. It comes with built-in 3G module and costs 5699 yuan ($834)

Some people may regard it as an underpowered device and it truly is, if you wish to play games on it. It is meant to be a pocket computer that is able to run your x86 apps. Its weight, as mentioned earlier, is just 320gm, which is twice the weight of your cellphone (that does not runs Windows XP, pun intended)