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NVIDIA, the # 1 maker of graphics chips in the computer industry, has finally decided to enter the race for netbooks. They recently announced their new platform, the ION. Although not a revolutionary new chip (it was actually around a time) is the pairing with the Intel Atom is what is really important for netbook owners and addicts.

About Ion

Ion is a combination of current Intel Atom processor, used in most netbooks, with Nvidia 9400M mobile GPU. The 9400M is currently used in the budget of many portable computers and the GPU is also available online for Apple MacBook Pro. The new chips offer up to 5x faster Graphics and up to 10x faster video transcoding.

So What does this mean for you?

The ion will allow you to run video much faster. For those of you who have a first generation netbook (like my mini-HP) you've probably noticed that the video may cause severe hiccups. With the 9400M, you can now launch the HD video in 1080p and Nvidia has even gone so far that the platform will be capable of reading Blu-Ray. Not only that, but Nvidia was cited as saying that the new platform can run Call of Duty 4 with 25-30 fps consistently. It's quite a feat given my current netbook could just run simple games on Yahoo. What this also means is This new range of netbooks should also be able to run World of Warcraft on the parameters of decent quality. I must be honest, when I tell you that I was very excited.

Are there any disadvantages?

The only drawback documented so was the power consumption. The new model systems that were tested were having twice the energy of netbooks precedent would reduce your battery down to about 4-5 hours for most systems. Nvidia has however stated that the ion netbooks based will have special power saving techniques to extend battery life, though no precise measurement can be made before the first systems begin to appear.

So when will they, and what new models were announced?

Up Now, once the line was given in mid-2009, but we should start seeing a major cash crop of netbooks great name using the platform of ion soon. The leaders of the door will be the S12 Lenovo, Acer, news and more than likely a new Asus laptop also complement their new line of thinner of netbooks. I presume that all major players in the race for netbooks have systems based ion available by Christmas.

In Conclusion

The new platform ions by Nvidia and Intel will be a big step for netbooks. 5x the graphics power, 10x speed video Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, 1080p and all sounds good. If you already have first generation netbook, this Christmas looks like it may be a good time to upgrade.

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