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No Dual-core Atom in notebooks

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No Dual-core Atom in notebooks

No Dual-core Atom in notebooks

Author: Marc Mouthaan

Publication: 09/24/2008 3:32 PM

News type: Product news

Source: Fudzilla

Views: 633

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. 

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  The Intel Atom 230 (left) with the 945GC chipset

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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