Via Tom’s Hardware:
It’s almost become unnecesary to type out the proccesor speed when typing out the specs of a new netbook. Every netbook that fits the standard pricetag running an Intel Atom proccesor utilizes the Z530 at 1.6GHz. You can chalk that up to the pricetag. If you go one step higher to the Intel [...]
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The Reason Why 1.6GHz is the Netbook Standard
March 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Microsoft Hamstrings Windows 7 for Netbooks
March 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Via DailyTech:
It’s common knowledge among the netbook community that Steve Balmer cringes every time someone buys a netbook running Windows instead of a full notebook or desktop running Windows. Microsoft hacks down the price of their Windows OS in order to keep their netbooks competitive with the cheaper, free-er Linux option. So, instead of compromising [...]
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