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Comments on: Intel releases 'Diamondville' Atom CPU

How would airport security respond... 

Posted Tuesday 3rd June 2008 08:45 GMT

Coat

to an Atom(ic)-powered notebook?

Let's hope Intel never uses U235 as its chip designation

Mine's the one with the radiation-hazard symbol

eeeeeeeeeePC 

Posted Tuesday 3rd June 2008 09:50 GMT

Happy

This is the point where I am tempted to replace my eeePC 701 with an Atom based version. Never saw the point with the latest 900 model, it was just the same thing with a larger display and more on-board flash than I needed.

If there is a performance boost with longer battery life and a decent resolution screen, I'll pay the extra and continue my love affair with the diminutive bundle of joy. ( However, I have a roaming eye )

We've been awaiting this processor for some time now, 2.5w, 1.6GHz, it had better live up to expectations and flood the market with low cost, long battery life 'netbooks'

Small, cheap and cheerful, with a nice looking model on the beach, That's all I ask for.