Dual core Atom and Ion on Win 7
EeePC.it broke the news and then they took it down, but we
managed to confirm that Asus 1201HA with a dual-core Atom 330 and Ion chipset is
the real deal.
Our sources confirmed that after Windows 7 becomes official
Asus will dare to launch this product. This netbook should ship with Windows 7 Home Premium and has a 12-inch glare screen. The glare screen naturally spoils the
fun of this unique product, but at least we hope that this is first of many dual-core
Atom + ION based netbooks.
Remember Asrock, a subsidiary of Asus, has already announced
such as netbook for Asian market and now the big brand wants a piece of this pie
as well.
The only issue is power consumption, as a dual-core Atom and Ion won’t
be really a very power efficient solution as they both dissipate approximately
20W, which should be a bit more than on average Atom single-core + Intel 945
chipset.
We also learned that there will be more Asus Ion-based designs to launch.
