January 14, 2009 at 8:29 pmIntel Atom N280
The first serial "Atomic" processor from Intel was launched into production a little more than six months ago (N270). In 2009, we are waiting for a new wave of netbooks on an updated version of the processor.
Compare N270 and N280:
At CES'09, the first Atom N280 netbook was shown .
In addition to Asus, several other companies announced the development of devices on the new processor: Acer and Gigabyte Technology.
Compare N270 and N280:
| Atom n270 | Atom n280 | |
| Chipset | 945GSE | GN40 |
| CPU frequency | 1.6GHz | 1.66GHz |
| FSB | 533MH | 667MHz |
| Price | US $ 46 | US $ 60-65 |
At CES'09, the first Atom N280 netbook was shown .
In addition to Asus, several other companies announced the development of devices on the new processor: Acer and Gigabyte Technology.