Atom + Ion = Sexy. Fuck you Gizmodo.
Posted by Katsushiro in Everyday Entry, Technolust, t3h S3xy, tags: atom, eee, fuckgizmodo, graphcis, ion, netbook, nvidia, technologyGizmodo can suck my balls with all their netbook hate, but at least they pointed me at this recent little development: Nvidia’s planning to add in a new graphics processor to Atom-powered netbooks (like my lovely little Asus Eee 1000H, teh Shiny) that will increase graphics speed by 5x, and allow full 1080p video playback. They’re calling the upcoming platform Ion, and I for one can hardly wait.
Gizmodo’s protestations about netbook’s suckiness aside, I’m quite happy with my little Eee. With the 10″ screen and weighing barely 3 lbs., it’s the perfect balance between a full notebook and a PDA for me. I can (and do) take it nearly anywhere. It’s powerful enough for web surfing, blogging, managing music and pictures, and even light gaming. Hell, I play WoW with the full WoTLK expansion) on it just fine. The Atom processor is flexible, and just powerful enough for my needs. No, I can’t play Call of Duty 4 on it. I wouldn’t want to. But for my uses: portability, power, and battery life are perfect. Sorry the netbook format isn’t for you, Gizmodo writer, but, honestly, keep the venom stored up for a product that deserves it. I’m the target market for this thing, and I *love* it.
And next year, when I can buy this same netbook with a slightly faster Atom and NVidia’s Ion for under $500? I’ll be first in line. Have to start planning my stickers 
for that one already, I think.
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