No Dual-core Atom in notebooks

Fudzilla reveals the bad news for people looking forward to dualcore Atom processors in their netbooks. According to the site, the Atom 330 won't be compatible with the chipset and cooler. The cooler in the small netbooks would be insufficient to properly cool the 8 Watt processor. 

Most processors are also soldered on their chipset, eliminating the option of replacement. It's rumored that the processor will use a different northbridge as well. Last but not least, Intel has told its partners that it doesn't want the Atom 330 in notebooks. 

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