Acer Aspire One 532 spotted in database with Atom N450 'Pine Trail' processor

It's no secret that we're facing down a tidal wave of new netbooks at CES in January, with all signs pointing to Intel unleashing its brand new graphics-friendly Atom N450 chip based on its new-generation Pine Trail platform. So, before we get all netbook'd out, let's allow ourselves a small amount of excitement at this Acer Aspire One 532 spotted within the bowels of the internet (Acer's driver pages). A bit of Google work uncovered specs that include an Atom N450 processor with Intel GMA 3150 and a 10.1-inch 1280 x 720 screen. It's been listed for 299 Euros in one of these random, bean-spilling online stores, so that gives a decent reason to hope that a new generation of Atom won't mean a major leap in pricing. Is that a whiff of holiday optimism we smell in the air?

[Sibuna Posted Dec 10th 2009 8:45PM]

Smaller SHOULD mean cheaper, but usually the opposite is the norm with Intel.

[CtrlBurn Posted Dec 10th 2009 9:06PM]

@(Unverified) Smaller means cheaper to mass-produce, but the R&D and building a new fab cost a lot of money. Eventually, it will be cheaper, but it might not be right off the bat.

[RKN Posted Dec 10th 2009 8:53PM]

I'm curious of the performance different in the graphics compared to the current Intel integrated X4500 in non-netbooks.

[Ruben Posted Dec 10th 2009 9:06PM]

GMA 3150?

And here I thought Pine Trail would eliminate the need for Ion. Boy was I wrong.

Don't worry Nvidia. You don't have to shut down Ion just yet...http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/04/core-values-whats-next-for-nvidia/

[jol Posted Dec 10th 2009 9:38PM]

Pine trail will be my new Christmas tree.

[noneofyourbusinessbub Posted Dec 10th 2009 10:22PM]

Intel graphics? Ick, I will never own a pc of any type if it has intel graphics.

[r3loaded Posted Dec 10th 2009 10:29PM]

@noneofyourbusinessbub Neither would I, but the vast majority of laptop owners do just fine with Intel graphics. Not everyone is a gamer.

[One Love Posted Dec 10th 2009 11:19PM]

Atom can kiss my ... :)

[eka Posted Dec 11th 2009 12:37AM]

As long as it can play hd movie smoothly, that is enough for most.

[EGOvoruhk Posted Dec 11th 2009 2:20AM]

I don't think most people need to play HD movies

[JakeInDC Posted Dec 11th 2009 3:00AM]

People are on to Atom as an underpowered PIECE OF SH*T processor. Intel stop selling us junk!

[Tchiort Posted Dec 11th 2009 3:55AM]

So do you guys think that buying a netbook today is stupid? Those new models won't appear in our stores for a while, and for what...

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