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How does Ion 2 get "prepped" to come out by late 2009 when Ion 1 isn't even available yet?

Boo. You hear me, world? BOO!]]>Jul 1st 2009 3:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/
I'm pretty much just waiting on a netbook with Ion that offers the free upgrade to Win7 when purchased. If I can get an Atom 330 in it (like two brands I saw in.. China?) all the better, but it isn't a dealbreaker.

Anybody got / know of anything?

The best I know is Lenovo's shipping the S12 in August/September, and Samsung announced one, but that's it. Nothing more in Ion land.]]>Jul 1st 2009 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/
"NVIDIA is supposedly looking to launch Ion 2 by the end of this year -- although not before it sells plenty more Ion 1s, of course."]]>Jul 1st 2009 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Oct 12th 2009 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/
not that easy .... unfortunately.]]>Jul 1st 2009 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/
You obviously are not speaking of their graphics capabilities, which the OP was referring to. Intel's IGPs have never kept pace with Nvidia or ATI.]]>Jul 2nd 2009 2:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Aug 4th 2009 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 3:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/
I don't want to play "big" games on an ION/Atom machine.]]>Jul 1st 2009 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/
- A bigger penis.]]>Jul 1st 2009 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 2nd 2009 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/
Lower cost, so it winds up in cheaper netbooks. $300 to play Hulu to HDMI, not $500.

Lower power consumption (for GPU intensive tasks), so longer battery life while watching h.264 video.]]>Jul 2nd 2009 2:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 3:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/
Now I guess I will wait several months longer for Ion 2. Of course by then, Ion III will be on the horizon....]]>Jul 2nd 2009 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/
if it does, that platform will be sweet. improved graphics and improved processor.]]>Jul 2nd 2009 11:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/
With double the shaders your talking about a pretty big upgrade but why would you want so much graphics power on such a small screen.

Your effectively talking pippin both the 360 and PS3 significantly in a package that is supposed to be portable and lightweight.

I don't see much demand for that much power in a package that small in the real world but considering where graphics cards have moved to since Ion 1 was announced it shouldn't cost them much more. In fact with a die shrink it'll probably cost them less to make a more powerful platform.]]>Jul 1st 2009 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/
I can't wait for a solid Ion netbook to do browsing, coding in Visual Studio, and play War3 on.]]>Jul 1st 2009 4:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/
Like others I fail to see the point of this. The issues with Ion 1 are (a) the power usage, (b) the cost. If NVidia wants to compete in the netbook space they need to make GPUs that use less power and are cheaper. We don't need giant fan-cooled GPUs in these little netbooks with their tiny monitors and cramped keyboards and tiny batteries...]]>Jul 2nd 2009 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/
I have no respect or Nvidia.]]>Jul 1st 2009 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 9:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 2nd 2009 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/
Waiting for nice looking 4/5 hour touchscreen ion 32/64 ssd (fast) 10/11.6 '' netbook @ ]]>Jul 2nd 2009 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/]]>Jul 1st 2009 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Put it into a 10" and/or 11" light notebook, without wasting 10cm on the bezel, and I would be all over it.
M.]]>Jul 1st 2009 8:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 1st 2009 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/Jul 2nd 2009 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/01/nvidia-said-to-be-prepping-ion-2-for-late-2009/The 9300 even can get really hot so a smaller process technology would really help.

You could probably overclock the new ion even further, pair it with a overclocked cheap dual/quad core and you could run almost any game on the market.

Also I think the ion/730i chipset has only 20 PCI-E 2.0 lanes. with a few extra you could have a 16x, 4x, and a few 1x slots.

I look forward to seeing the new zotac mini-itx and smaller ion2 boards.]]>Jul 2nd 2009 8:37AM