http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/ Engadget Comments for NVIDIA Ion 2 now official; Acer, ASUS and Lenovo at the ready http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 12:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/
More: http://bit.ly/asus-eee-1201PN-2010PNT]]>Mar 5th 2010 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/
seems like it could have been just a minor revision. ]]>Mar 2nd 2010 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/
8800=9600=gt240=gt340. ]]>Mar 2nd 2010 12:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 2:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/
nVidia... they always mess with the names of their product to confuse to consumers.]]>Mar 2nd 2010 2:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 5:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 12:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mini-ITX all the way]]>Mar 2nd 2010 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 12:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 12:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/
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I personally can't wait for that Acer Aspire 532G ION 2 netbook... It's already one of the cheapest netbooks out there as the 532H (without ION), but it's not built like complete crap either. Overall win.]]>Mar 2nd 2010 12:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 1:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/
Obvious marketer is obvious.]]>Mar 2nd 2010 1:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 2:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/
I already have a Mini 9, so I'm not in the market for a netbook. My main laptop however is 3.5 years old, and I'd like my new one to be able to play at least some games, but have a non-Atom proc and still come in at under 3.5lbs. Ion2 seems to be the only way of accomplishing this for the time being.]]>Mar 2nd 2010 4:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 6:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 9:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/
Yea, those are the exact same reasons I want a netbook tablet as well. I already have a desktop, so I just need to something to supplement it (for when I'm not at home). If I get a tablet that'll meet my needs for well under a $1000, then I don't see a need to get a $2000plus tablet pc.

Well, whichever company makes the Ion 2 + tablet combination, I hope they don't make it a multi-touch only display. Cause I'm not gonna paint/draw with my fingers or use a pogo sketch. I'd rather deal with the issues of a resistive touchsreen or pay extra for a active digitizer.]]>Mar 2nd 2010 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/I know you can do it on the current Ion.]]>Mar 2nd 2010 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 12:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Are there any real performance differences between ion1 and ion2?
]]>Mar 2nd 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/Mar 2nd 2010 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/I think you should be safe. A netbook would be much more critical since you want long battery life, a nettop shouldn't matter as much, I know the new atom CPUs doesn't offer enough performance benefit over the 330 to be worth it. ]]>Mar 2nd 2010 3:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/
I don't see that the N450/Ion 2 offers any advantages for a desktop, particularly one purposed for home theater. It sounds like the main advantage of the Ion 2 is auto switching to the integrated graphics to save power - no actual performance increase promised so far. I'd rather have the dual core Revo than the single core N450/Ion2.

On the other hand the gains in battery life for the Asus 1201 could make the N450/Ion 2 a gamechanger, assuming it will still run Hulu 480p, full screen. ]]>Mar 2nd 2010 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/02/nvidia-ion-2-now-official-acer-asus-and-lenovo-at-the-ready/
I take back my last comment. Anandtech's report is much more detailed - even though based on materials provided by Nvidia - and indicates even the netbook version of the new Ion will be faster than the prior version of Ion. Significantly faster.

The article also states that there won't be video mode switching on the desktop version, the Ion will always be "on," and the resulting power cost is 3 watts per hour.]]>Mar 2nd 2010 6:08PM