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VIA announces NetNote platform to fit between netbooks and notebooks
Do you love the portability and affordability of the netbook but dislike the overall performance? Are thin-and-light notebooks a bit too expensive for what they offer? Well, VIA Technologies is looking to address this with the introduction of the NetNote segment. Based on the VIA “Surfboard” motherboard, VIA is targeting the “NetNote” at the segment between netbooks and traditional notebooks.
According to VIA, the NetNote “combines the portability and affordability of a netbook with the functionality and HD entertainment capabilities of a notebook in a light, high performance clamshell mobile device with long battery life, screen sizes of between 10.2″ – 12.1″, and support for flawless playback of high bit-rate 1080p HD video.”
Key to the performance and affordability of the NetNote is the combination of the VIA VX855 media system processor with either the VIA C7-M ULV or VIA Nano processor – resulting in two VIA Surfboard NetNote Edition Platforms.
In addition, VIA will be offering complete NetNote Turnkey systems which allow vendors quick and easy ways to enter into the market.
Both the new motherboard designs as well as NetNote Turnkey Systems will be made available to members of the VIA Global Mobility Bazaar program.
The two motherboards turnkey platforms are the VIA VT6552 and the VIA VT6549. The two motherboards share the following specs
- VIA C7-M ULV @ 800MHz FSB or VIA Nano @ 800MHz FSB
- VIA VX855 Media System Processor
- Supports internal display resolutions of up to 1366 x 768 pixels and external display resolutions up to 1920 x 1440 pixels
- One SO-DIMM socket , Support DDRII 667/800, up to 2GB
- VIA Vinyl VT1702S audio codec
- VIA Rhine VT6107 10/100Mb Ethernet
- ITE8502E embedded controller
- IDT ICS9UM701AKLF-T clock generator
- Mic-In, HP-Out audio jacks
- D-SUB VGA Output
- 2 USB ports
The VT6552 comes with Genesys GL827S card reader and Sunplus SPIF223B PATA to SATA chipset while the VIA VT6549 has an ITE IT1337E card reader and a Marvell 88SA8052-TBC2 PATA to SATA chipset.
VIA will be showcasing the new platforms as well as new systems based on the platforms at the VIA Global Mobility Bazaar Alliance event to be held on Friday 25 September in Shenzhen, China.
