China Looking to AMD and VIA for Netbooks Larger than 12 Inches
Posted 07/31/09 at 09:53:40 PM by Pulkit Chandna
Comments
Print
Email
Some manufacturers are trying their best to blur the line that separates netbooks from notebooks. According to a Commercial Times report, white-box netbook manufacturers in China have also turned their attention to producing netbooks with large displays. They are said to be manufacturing netbooks, with screen sizes in excess of 12 inches, based on AMD and VIA processors. According to the report, they are deliberately avoiding using Intel processors as the chip maker has placed restrictions on the screen size of Atom-toting netbooks. Besides, they are helped in making their choice by the fact that VIA processors are much cheaper than their Intel counterparts.
does Win 7 limit the
Submitted by nekollx on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 10:08am
does Win 7 limit the netbook edition by scheen size as well though?
------------------------------
Coming soon to Lulu.com --Tokusatsu Heroes--
Five teenagers, one alien ghost, a robot, and the fate of the world.
hmmm...
Submitted by relaxed911 on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 8:17am
Netbooks larger than 12". Isn't that called a notebook? Really, once you take away the portability of a netbook, what's the point? Pay less for a crippled notebook that's just as clunky. Seem a bit kludgy.
Submitted by theresapartyinm... on Sun, 08/02/2009 - 6:18am
Via needs to jump into the netbook scene fast because it's a newer market that amd has no share in. If via gets in before amd can get rolling I would be very happy because I have a netbook powered by a via processor and although it runs hot due to its 90nm process it does not sacrifice speed. It powered through vista like a champ and when I decided to test Windows Seven out it runs even faster.
Submitted by theresapartyinm... on Sun, 08/02/2009 - 6:18am
Via needs to jump into the netbook scene fast because it's a newer market that amd has no share in. If via gets in before amd can get rolling I would be very happy because I have a netbook powered by a via processor and although it runs hot due to its 90nm process it does not sacrifice speed. It powered through vista like a champ and when I decided to test Windows Seven out it runs even faster.
Submitted by MeTo on Sat, 08/01/2009 - 9:12am
Now if the japanese would jump on the AMD/VIA processors it might tell Microsoft/Intel stop telling us what we can do or canot do. Lets see we cant sell enough 15" and up laptops so lets limet the size of nettop/netbooks to 10". What difference does it make if its 8" 10" 12" 15" 17" if i want a 17" nettop/netbook beacuse of my bad eye sight i should beable to have one.
Submitted by domih2009 on Sat, 08/01/2009 - 12:48pm
Economics: let's say you have a 17" 'netbook' at $650 and a 17" 'laptop' at $1300. The populace will majoritarily buy the netbook because of the price. In a certain extent that's OK because a netbook is sufficient for browsing, emailing, facebooking and so on. In other words, the 17" netbook cannibalizes the 17" laptop market. CPU and laptop manufacturers are making less money. From their point of view it is much better to have people buying a 17" laptop AND a 10" netbook.
Submitted by jj10200410 on Sat, 08/01/2009 - 4:42am
intel is valuableness ,for chinese.
About time....
Submitted by ghot on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 8:18pm
....some companies have decided to just stand up to Intel :)
Take an OS, and edit out all the efficiency, and what you have left is a post-XP Microsoft operating system :)
Submitted by tylertjs on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 8:00pm
i clicked the read more button but there was no more, so i thought i would comment in order to invalidate the uselessness of the read more button, just trying to do my part
My word is bond.
Submitted by Hutif on Sat, 08/01/2009 - 10:36am
Yea, the "read more" button is misleading...
true.. me too
Submitted by Yusonice on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 9:12pm
true.. me too
Must Read Articles
Feature
Review
Feature
Feature
Feature
This Month's Issue
FEATURE How to Get FREE Programs, Services, Software & MoreFEATURE Digital Photo Printer RoundupHOW TOBuild a 3D CameraFEATUREDIY Arcade PCWHITE PAPERHow TRIM Works
Technology News
Computer Cooling Fans
Computer Cases
PC Game Controllers
PC Games
Computer Hardware
Headphones
MP3 Players
Stream Video
Computer Mouse
Monitors
Motherboards
NAS Storage
Networking
Laptop Computers
DVD Burner
Digital Cameras
Portable Storage
Computer Accessories
Smartphone
Antivirus Software
Sound Cards
Speakers
Computer Systems
Thumb Drives
Video Cameras
Video Card Reviews
Water Cooling
Gadgets
- Keyboards
© 2009 Future US, Inc. All Rights Reserved.