Dual Core Atom Processors Now Adding just a little Pep to Netbooks [Now Shipping]

Intel’s promised dual-core Atom processors are finally coming to a netbook near you. The N550 may also help battery life a piece, and should improve 720p video playback, but by all accounts it’s unlikely to magically turn netbooks into fully functional PCs. Still, you’re getting DDR3 memory and easier Hulu watching-two things I certainly wouldn’t turn down.

It’s not clear based on Intel’s press release exactly which manufacturers have shipped dual-core Atom netbooks already, but almost every major manufacturer can have them in time for the holiday season.

New Dual-Core Intel® Atom™ Processor-Based Netbooks Hit Shelves Today

* Sales from Acer, ASUS, Fujitsu, Lenovo, LG, Samsung, MSI, Toshiba and others start today and through end of the year.
* Intel has shipped more than 70 million Intel® Atom™ netbook chips since its 2008 launch.

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 23, 2010 – Intel Corporation announced today that a dozen of latest netbooks based on its new mobile dual-core Intel® Atom™ processors come in stores today. The netbooks – available now and throughout the end of the year from manufacturers including Acer, ASUS, Fujitsu, Lenovo, LG, Samsung, MSI, and Toshiba – enable new levels of support for applications like games, in addition as Adobe Flash* technology for access to a few Websites including online hotel booking systems and multimedia sites which include YouTube* and Hulu*.

” Acer strives to repeatedly improve on our customers’ total mobile experience, whether it truly is increased responsiveness or extended Internet interactivity through longer battery life,” said David Lee, associate vp of Acer’s Mobile Computing Business Unit. ” We are pleased to choose dual-core Intel Atom processors for Acer netbooks, helping to empower netbook users achieve even more – both at work and at leisure.”

With the dual-core Intel® Atom™ processor N550, consumers can enjoy Internet access on the go together with a more responsive experience within the same compact form factor, DDR3 memory support and similar great battery life as the only-core Intel® Atom™ processor N450.

” In their short history, the netbook category has experienced impressive growth,” said Erik Reid, director of promoting for mobile platforms at Intel. ” Having shipped about 70 million Intel Atom chips for netbooks since our launch of the category in 2008, there is obviously a really perfect market for these devices all over the world.”

New netbooks based on dual-core Intel Atom chips arrive in stores today and are available in at more than a few consumer-friendly price points. For additional info, visit www.intel.com/products/processor/atom.

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