Comments on: Nvidia: “ION Turns Netbooks into Notebooks”

By: Mark Spoonauer

Mark Spoonauer — Tue, 26 May 2009 06:46:54 +0000

The reason why we shot down the dv2, Yeah, sure sure, wasn’t its graphics performance. It was because its battery life was mediocre and it didn’t have a full size keyboard. Not having a full size keyboard on a 12-inch system is inexcusable. And even after the BIOS update the dv2 got 3 hours of battery life, decent but still well below the endurance of an average ultraportable or netbook. Having said that, we plan on putting the ION version of the S12 head to head with the dv2 when the former debuts–and by then I’m hoping the dv2 will have been refreshed.

By: Fanfoot

Fanfoot — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:14:26 +0000

This could be the only time you’ll ever be able to isolate the power usage of the Ion processor so clearly, given that this “netbook” will be available with or without the Ion. Please do battery life tests with both configurations of the S12 if at all possible…

By: Yeah, sure sure...

Yeah, sure sure... — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:57:14 +0000

AMD already had “some graphical power” in the DV2, a ready product instead of one tiny publicity photo.

Too bad no matter how good the performance is, it was eventually shot down by Latopmag’s reviewer, who evidently doesn’t like heat generating from the more advanced GPU and battery drain, probably also from the GPU. Perhaps ION would fare better. But do remember this is the same Nvidia that gave us those lovely, combustible 8400 and 8600 graphics chips, that buyers have been cussing all this time.

By: Hmm

Hmm — Mon, 25 May 2009 11:20:53 +0000

Hmm…..

So, unless Intel works with Adobe or develops a more powerful processor that can deal with the Adobe Flash Player, we won’t be able to play things like YouTube HD even on this one???

I wonder if Pineview can play YouTube HD…

By: Nicolas Grignon

Nicolas Grignon — Mon, 25 May 2009 08:58:33 +0000

At last! some graphical power in a netbook.