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The Reason Why 1.6GHz is the Netbook Standard

March 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

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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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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