Nvidia Ion

Nvidia calling out Intel on their “tactics”

More news on Nvidia and Intel, or should I say Intel vs Nvidia.

Nvidia is the world’s leading supplier of “discrete,” or standalone, graphics chips but takes a distant second place in overall market share to Intel, which supplies “integrated” graphics built into the chipsets that accompany all of its processors. Mercury Research estimates the total market for graphics chips, including integrated graphics, at almost $10 billion in 2009.

I think the competition is good, I mean what else can Nvidia do but take their prices down for their “stand-alone” video cards… I currently am using a Geforce 8800GT and love it, I know it has its limitations, so I am always looking for the next best thing. AMD or Nvidia, personally I like them both, whomever gives me the best bang for my dollar wins!

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Samsung N510 Netbook.

Finally a Netbook that will be able to play Hi-Definition video! With its 11.6″ screen and a resolution of 1366×768, this Netbook will surely become popular.

Samsung N510 specs include.

Intel Atom N280 1.67Ghz Processor with 1GB DDR2 Memory.

Nvidia’s Ion Chipset

160GB HDD

WiFi b/g/n

Bluetooth

wired ethernet

integrated webcam and microphone,

multi-format memory card reader

6-cell Li-Ion battery

Windows XP Home(Europe Release; its rumoured that it will ship with Windows 7 in North America.

Early reports state that the netbook will be worth about 420 pounds, or 864$ US. That’s quite a hefty pricetag, let’s hope the price drops quite a bit around the release date.

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