Posts tagged ION

ASUS EEE PC 1215N with NVIDIA ION graphics and dual-core Atom D525 get official

Asus has officially unveiled its Eee PC 1215N with NVIDIA ION graphics and dual core Atom D525 processor. The laptop also features the NVIDIA Optimus technology for automatically switching between the discrete ION graphics and the Intel integrated graphics.
So is Eee PC 1215N a ‘mini-laptop powerhouse’? Well, the ultraportable, it seems, certainly has a [...]

Lenovo IdeaPad U160 up for order

Lenovo has started taking orders for its IdeaPad U160 thin and light laptop. The IdeaPad U160 is powered by a low power Intel Core i-series processor. Lenovo had previously said that they would sell the laptop for $699 and up, but the cheapest model available at the moment costs $1049. Prices are expected to drop [...]

Nvidia Unveils Next Gen ION Platform

NVIDIA has finally launched its next generation ION platform for 10 and 12 inch netbooks and notebooks. The next-gen ION chipset comes on a PCI Express Card. It is available in two versions. The model for use in 10 inch netbooks will have 8 CPU cores. The other version with 16 CPU cores is meant [...]

Pre-release Chrome OS supports NVIDIA ION

Hexxeh has released a pre-release version of the Chrome OS that supports NVIDIA ION graphics acceleration. Called Flow, this Chromium OS build (Chromium is the pre-release version of Chrome.) is now available for download and can be installed on one of the ION powered netbooks such as the Eee PC 1201N, Lenovo IdeaPad S12, Samsung [...]

4 ION-Powered Netbooks Rated and Compared with One Another

Netbooks are essentially small computers with a low power Atom processor. While they can handle your basic computer needs, they are practically useless for gaming or HD playback. But that was before NVIDIA launched its ION platform for netbooks.
The NIVIDIA ION platform integrates a low power Atom processor and NVIDIA’s GeForce 9400 graphics. The ION [...]