LG XPION X30 – New ION Based NetTop

LG has unveiled their newest nettop offering, XPION X30, which uses ION chipset coupled with the Atom N230 processor, 2GB RAM and 250GB Hard Disk. It runs Windows Vista.

We are glad that LG did not use ION LE which does not fully support DirectX 10 under Windows 7

Official pictures of the HP Mini 311c netbook

A bunch of HP Mini 311c’s official pictures were discovered today. Looking at few of these pictures, it is now possible to comment on few of its hardware features.

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11.6 inch HP Mini 311c has NVIDIA ION LE graphics

As published on More Computers, the upcoming 11.6 inch netbook by HP, the Mini 311c will have HD display, 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi (b/g), a 6 cell battery and NVIDIA ION LE graphics.

Its dimensions are 11.4″ x 8.03″ x 1.2″ and weighs 1.4kg (3.2 pounds). It is listed for £292.58 excluding VAT, which is about $480

With the Windows 7 release just around the corner. which has full support for DirectX 10, we expected more from HP, a netbook with Nvidia’s ION chipset and not some LE chipset. Also, whats up with the aged Atom N270 processor? We are certainly not amused

Samsung N510 will have 3 versions – N508, N510 and N511

Some more follow-up news about the 11.6” Samsung N510 mini-notebook: The netbook choice has acquainted us that there will be 2 more models of the Samsung N510. Apart from N510, there will also be N508 and N510 models whose specs are not yet known. However, one of them is suspected to have an 10-inch display instead of 11.6-inch.

According to Netbook News Italia, there will be another model that will use ION LE that we mentioned few days back which apparently has NO SUPPORT FOR DIRECTX 10.

NVidia launches ION LE – no support for DirectX 10?!

ION LE has been introduced by NVidia which is actually a low-end version of their ION platform. LE stands for the entry level. This version of the ION is specially detailed for Windows XP on netbooks and nettops, contrary to other versions of normal ION’s.

As said by one of its officials, “ION LE is SKU of the ION GPU that is identical to “ION, except it only supports DX9. This product is designed specifically for Windows XP on Netbooks and Nettops and we are going to offer LE SKU just for OEM market. “Speaking of ION, there was news early last month about ION 2 hitting us before the end of the year.”

Is NVidia smoking weed? Unveiling a GPU which does not supports DirectX 10