One question though, is there anything that mentions whether the dual core version will have Flash HD playback or is it the same performance because the GPU is that same?
The GPU is the same, so HD Flash playback is still off the table on the dual core desktop variant. NVIDIA's ION remains far and away the superior platform choice, and the ION 2 should be arriving relatively soon.
Pity that ION is so much harder to find and so much more expensive (from what I've seen anyway). If they could get ION into more netbooks I bet the price would come down.
Yes it is, and it costs between 400 and 500 dollars depending on where you get it from. That's a solid 25% more expensive than you can get a non-ION based netbook for. Not exactly a good selling point for a device that is supposed to be inexpensive.
I'd like to know where you're getting those prices Thrax. Google shopping is giving me a range ofr 350-450 dollars for a comparable netbook (Athlon Neo 1.2-1.6GHz processor, Radeon X1250/X1270, 11.6"-12.1" screen). Last I checked 350-450 is actually less than 400-500, with some overlap. Unless math has changed since I graduated college. I don't think it has though.
Additionally, an ultra-thin does not a netbook make. An ultra-thin with a Turion X2 or something along those lines is not a fair comparison to the much less powerful Atom processor even if it is running on an ION platform.
Thanks! I'll post my impressions once it arrives. I expect it to become my single mobile platform so that I can get rid of this 15.6" laptop that consistently runs over 100C on the GPU (even after opening it up and putting in Ceramique)
All I have to do is Nova Schin the Mini 311 with 2GB more RAM, and I'll be good to go.
Thrax
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Links to back up my prices:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Gateway+-+Netbook+with+AMD+Athlon%26%23153%3B+Single-Core+Processor+-+NightSky+Black/9616398.p?skuId=9616398&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=9616398&ref=06&loc=01&id=1218131716218
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834152144&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Netbooks-_-MSI-_-34152144
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-U210-006US-12-1-Inch-White-Netbook/dp/B002LZUHNM
Additionally, an ultra-thin does not a netbook make. An ultra-thin with a Turion X2 or something along those lines is not a fair comparison to the much less powerful Atom processor even if it is running on an ION platform.
All I have to do is Nova Schin the Mini 311 with 2GB more RAM, and I'll be good to go.