NetbookTech

It’s felt like forever since we first heard about the NVIDIA ION platform and it’s definitely been several months since we heard of potential netbooks from Samsung and Lenovo that will feature the new chipset platform for the Atom processor. Well.. it looks like the wait might finally soon be over. Liliputing reports that the long-awaited Samsung N510 netbook (11.6 inch display) will soon be available next month. The N510 will supposedly feature an HDMI output and have the ability to handle Blu-ray playback. This assumes, one would expect, that one would have an external Blu-ray drive handy. As for that Lenovo S12 .. we’re all still waiting.

But one has to wonder – why is it taking so long to get an ION powered netbook out and about anyhow? The platform late last year – we saw working demos of it in January at CES, and here we are in August, and still no showing of the chipset. Are their issues we’re not aware of? Is power an issue? Are netbook manufacturers trying to figure out how to properly price this thing? What the hey??

All I know is.. the longer I wait, the more likely I’ll go to a CULV system down the road.

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