Apr 17

Shuttle intros Atom 330, SUSE Linux-packin’ X270V nettop

Posted in: desktop, dual-core, DualCore, intel, Linux, nettop, open source, opensource, operating system, OperatingSystem, os, Today's Chili

Go ‘head, Shuttle — break on out of that shell! The company notorious for pumping out the same barebone rectangle with a different model name and a few extra ports has finally seen fit to do something a touch different, and what we’re dealt is the X270V. This so-called Mini-PC relies on Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom 330 to push the computations, while up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM keeps things in order. There’s also gigabit Ethernet, 6-channel audio, a PS/2 connector for the retro folks, six USB sockets and VGA / DVI outputs. Shuttle also claims this bugger is energy efficient, though it doesn’t go into great detail about just how much it’ll save you each month. Oh, and it also comes loaded with openSUSE 11 (a Linux flavor, for those unaware). Interested? Move to Europe and plop down at least €299 ($390).

[Via Slashgear]

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Jan 06

VIA’s dual-core Nano still on track, but it’s not the Nano 3000

Posted in: dual-core, nano, netbook, processor, Today's Chili

We know, we can’t imagine how this naming convention could be confusing at all, but VIA’s vice president of corporate marketing Richard Brown has stepped forward to clarify things a bit. In short, that Nano 3000 we heard about a few days back will not be dual-core, but the firm is still lining up a dual-core version of its Nano processor in order to totally slay Intel’s Atom in the future. According to Mr. Brown: “The Nano 3000 isn’t dual-core. It’s a different version of the Nano that’s based on a more advanced manufacturing process.” So, the take-home here is that VIA actually has a couple of new chips in the pipeline worth keeping an eye on, and we’re even told that the Q4 release date for the still-elusive dual-core CPU remains solid. CES 2010 sure seems like a swell launching pad, no?

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Jan 02

VIA’s low-power Nano 3000 rumored to rival Intel’s Atom

Posted in: dual-core, nano, netbook, processor, Today's Chili

Not that we didn’t already have a hunch that VIA was working up a dual-core Nano, but it seems that details are beginning to firm up just a bit. According to a new report over at China-based HKEPC, the dual-core Atom-killer will be dubbed the Nano 3000, and while it will still rely on a 65-nanometer manufacturing process, the power consumption should be much lower than existing Nano chips. Furthermore, it’ll reportedly boast SSE4 instruction support, integer / floating point enhancements and improved internal cache performance. The writeup has it that samples could begin shipping out as early as this quarter, with mass production expected to get going in Q3. So, is it safe to say this whole “netbook” thing has grown some legs, or is the Tamagotchi-like crash just around the bend?

[Via CNET]

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