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We’ve been anticipating these ION-infused EeeTops since CeBIT and, after a few leaks along the way, ASUS has finally made things official. The 20-inch ET2002 and ET2002T (guess which one comes with the touchscreen) get an Atom 330 riding that ION chipset with integrated graphics, 2GB of DDR2, 320GB storage, WiFi, a DVD rewriter and stereo speakers. The 22-inch ET2203T matches the connectivity options, but doubles the memory, adds Blu-ray and larger HDD options, ATI Radeon HD4570 graphics, and a choice between T4300 and T6500 Core 2 Duos. All can be used as standalone displays for consoles and the like via a handy HDMI-in. Most importantly though, with Windows 7 upgradability, these should be among the first machines to receive the coveted Windows Touch sticker. Wear it proudly, ASUS.

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ASUS EeeTop PC ET20 and ET22 now official, ready for a touch of Windows 7 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We were all excited for Lenovo’s NVIDIA ION-powered IdeaPad S12, which was gonna be the first netbook to market with the HD-capable chipset — but alas, it was not yet meant to be. Gizmodo reports the company has decided to delay the portable until the end of October, just after Windows 7’s launch on the 22nd. By then it’ll have to face competition from Samsung, whose $599 N510 will launch first in September, and possibly a rumored HP device coming in the next few weeks. We can take solace in the fact that the ION upgrade will only add $50 to the current $499 tag, but having to wait

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Lenovo’s IdeaPad S12 with NVIDIA ION on hold pending Windows 7 debut originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Remember those digital home products we saw Lenovo tease yesterday? Yeah, they’re real, and they’re now more official than ever. Kicking things off is the company’s first-ever home server, the IdeaCentre D400, which sort of resembles a certain Acer product and supports up to 8TB of storage via multiple types / sizes of HDDs; there’s also five USB sockets along with an eSATA port for adding even more storage externally. Next up is the IdeaCentre Q100 and NVIDIA Ion-powered Q110 nettops, both of which measure in at just 6- x 6.3- x 0.7-inches and offer plenty of basic power for the size. The WinXP-equipped Q100 hums along on 14 watts when idle (40 watts at full load) and sports a single VGA port, while the Vista-laden Q110 dishes out 1080p content over HDMI; further specs include an Atom 230 CPU, 1GB / 2GB of RAM, 160GB / 250GB hard drives, gigabit Ethernet and WiFi. As for pricing? The D400 should start around $499, the Q100 approximately $249 and the Q110 at $349 when they all ship next month. Feel free to peruse the full press release and specifications after the break.

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Lenovo debuts IdeaCentre D400 home server, ‘world’s thinnest’ Q100 and Q110 nettops originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Momma always said you had to pay to play, and it looks like those Europeans won’t be the only ones coughing up dearly for the pleasure of having NVIDIA’s Ion platform shoved within Samsung’s forthcoming N510 netbook. According to the fine folks over at Liliputing, a Samsung rep has confirmed to them that said machine will begin shipping to US soil starting in September (far later than the “July” date we heard earlier in the year), bringing with it a sizable 11.6-inch display, HDMI output, GeForce 9400M GPU, Atom processor and the ability to handle high-def and Blu-ray content. Trouble is, all that multimedia prowess will demand a stiff premium, and by “stiff,” we mean “$599.” So, is anyone actually planning on laying down six bills for a netbook, or did you just convince yourself that a thin-and-light is the way to go?

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Ion-equipped Samsung N510 netbook shipping stateside next month originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Anything that makes our netbooks, nettops, and smartphones into slightly less mediocre video performers is okay in our book, so we’re fond of NVIDIA’s ION platform and are looking forward to finding out exactly what the company has up its sleeve for ION 2. We weren’t, however, expecting an even cheaper revision of the chipset, but that’s exactly what’s been announced this morning. NVIDIA is creating ION LE, a sibling of the existing ION that does everything its big sister can do except support DirectX 10. The idea, of course, is to lower costs while providing all the functionality XP-packing netbooks and nettops need, but as Windows 7 sits at home getting made up for its débutante party we have to wonder just how much longer Microsoft’s old faithful will be on the market — and how much longer DX9 will be relevant.

[Via SlashGear]

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NVIDIA clings desperately to XP with the DirectX10-hating ION LE chipset originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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