Dual-core Atom ready for showtime? Tranquil PC thinks so.
By Paul Miller 
posted Sep 8th 2008 8:58AM
posted Sep 8th 2008 8:58AM
posted Sep 8th 2008 8:58AM
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Isn't portable more of a necety with atom then speed??
how would u like to get both ?
Now the point in question, will the boys in Redmond let XP-H to be installed in Dual Atom netbooks?
*cough*
I can accept that maybe English isn't your first language, and it's not an easy word to spell, but I have never seen the word necessity butchered so badly.
It's a typo for 'nicety'.
I've read that this'll double the 230's 4W envelope, as would be expected with two cores. What is more interesting, however, is if it comes with the same Intel strictures for limiting its implementations, e.g. only for nettop use and not netbook (mobile), no digital out, etc.
This should be a significant improvement. Rather than the disappointing performance of the first Atom, this one should deliver the goal of enabling ultra-mobile computers.
Single core performance isn't great, but the OS scheduler will split background processes for different cores, so that extra core will go to good use, and you should see better software speed.
Raon Digital had better be reading this.
Always remove VAT (@ 17.5%) from UK prices!
I'd wait awhile for a netbook with a dual core atom.
I wonder how long this will be? I have an Aspire One on the way but would return it if I knew I could get a dual core within 2 months. I don't think that is likely though.
Anyway, if the dual core comes out, i'll just pawn this one off as an xmas gift for someone and get the new one. :P
I called Dell and cancelled my order for their netbook. It doesn't ship until mid-October anyway, so why not just wait it out and see where this Dual-core Atom ends up?
Sounds like a good idea. But who knows how long will it take to equip netbooks with this?
I think it will be a little while. I wouldn't sit on a current order for a month and a half, but I think the 2 core processor will be a bit power hungry and bring the price of the netbooks up quite a bit.
I could be wrong though, maybe these guys will be out by xmas.
Still, as a guy at CNET said, $500 was a magical number.
Even equipped with a 2-core Atom, netbooks should not go beyond this threshold.
Otherwise, why would netbooks even come into being?
Wait. You actually ordered one of those 8Gb mini-notes?
My phone has more storage space than that.
＠KarlW
Yeah, your parents' old dog has four legs. Why did they have you again, as you only has two?
Does this place look like live messenger ?!
Now, if only we can get some dual-core Nano hotness..............;)
two discrete cores, eh.
I bet that Apple brings out a netbook with this Atom first.
Apple does everything first. I heard that Apple invented the Atom.
Apple just works....
...hard to get your money through smoke and mirrors.
All it takes is Jobs to decide on a whim that the Atom is Unholy and all your dreams are screwed.
My Inspiron 1420n Just Works too, Apple really isn't that amazing-- just a bunch of perfectionists and control freaks. --perfectionism I can forgive, but I demand complete control over my own stuff, so I avoid Apple products like the plague.
@ethana
Whoosh.
http://www.umpcportal.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/wwjdwinner-thumb.jpg
nuff said.
For netbooks, I'd prefer a more efficient chipset than a faster processor. C'mon Intel, get your priorities right. ;-)
it would be good of we could optionally turn off one core entirely to save batteries when or if the extra 2.5W matters.
is the next logical step quad-core?
i'll take a quad-pack battery before a quad-core any day of the week.
I hope the power consumption wouldn't be much more, the highlight of the Atom is the high battery life with a 6 cell or greater battery.
I hope you can switch off a core. I don't think you can do that in the Core 2 Duos and Quads out right now right? : (
The atom is cool and all if it only had an IMC. Because you kind of have a "Fail!" situation when your northbridge consumes 10x more than your cpu.
No shit. I opened my Acer One - which does get pretty warm - and saw the big heatsink on the northbridge when adding RAM. It really is weird and I'm very surprised I didn't hear about any plans to work on improving current chipsets. So in the end I still get the same old 2.5-3 hour battery life on 3 cell battery (which isn't THAT small).
I bet in most applications a Core 2 Solo ULV kicks it in the pants (with a lower TDP?).
I really hope that they add the dual core atom to the Asus EEE PC 1000H
that wuld redonk unstoppable...
Will this come out for Asus EEE PC?
i hope so..
it most likely will.
but what you can do is buy it and upgrade your eee pc because its motherboard is still compatible with the dual core processor.