Isaiah's Tech

A fairly new netbook from Asus has just been made official and it's the Eee PC 1015PN. This netbook sports a 10.1-inch display with a 1,024 x 600 resolution, a dual-core Atom N550 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 250GB HDD, Nvidia Ion 2 graphics, Optimus, and Windows 7. Apparently, you'll get as much as 9.5 hours of battery life which beats out the new MacBook Air's quite a bit but they're really not in the same league. This one's going for $429 right now so you can check it out on Asus if you want.

[Engadget]

Asus is still alive in the netbook game with yet another Eee PC, the 1015PN. This netbook features a 10-inch display, a dual-core Intel Atom N550 CPU, and Nvidia's Ion 2 graphics. Other specs are just about standard so there's no point in me spitting them out again. If you're interested then you can check it out on Amazon for $429.99.


[Engadget]

We've already heard about the Acer Aspire Revo 3700 before but it's finally been priced and dated. In case you forgot, this nettop features a dual-core Intel Atom D525 1.8GHz CPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a 500GB HDD, four USB 2.0 ports, VGA / HDMI outputs, WiFi b/g/n support, a mini PCIe slot, a gigabit Ethernet port, and even Nvidia's next-gen Ion graphics. About the price and date, it's available right now and the base model is going for $349. That's a pretty decent price tag for your future HTPC.

[Engadget]

We first heard about the Shuttle XS35 nettop / HTC back in March and it looks like you can now get three different models of it. The model for everyday use packs an Intel Atom D510 CPU, WiFi support, integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics, 1GB of RAM, and a 160GB HDD - all for $239. The model for media usage sports the same processor and graphics, but has other upgrades like 2GB of RAM, a 320GB HDD, a slim DVD burner, and WiFi support - for $289. The highest-end model is for HD media enthusiasts. This model packs an Intel Atom D510 CPU, Nvidia's Ion graphics, 2GB of RAM, a DVD burner, a 500GB HDD, and WiFi support. This one will cost you $379. Check them all out on Newegg.

[Slash Gear]

Another model of Asus' Eee Box EB1501 has just popped up out of nowhere (they always do) and this one is the EB1501P. This is probably their best one to date sporting Nvidia's Ion 2 graphics, a dual-core Intel Atom D525 CPU, 2GB of DDR3 RAM, a 250GB HDD, HDMI output, WiFi 802.11n / Bluetooth support, an eSATA port, and USB ports. Apparently, this nettop will be hitting the UK in late Q3 / early Q4 for £379.99 ($602 USD). This is actually a great nettop if you'll want to run some basic games - it probably won't be running StarCraft II well.

[Slash Gear]

A netbook you have been waiting for is now up for pre-order. If you've been waiting for the Asus Eee PC 1215N then the wait is almost over. This netbook packs a 12.1-inch LED-backlit display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution, a dual-core Intel Atom D525 1.8GHz CPU, Nvidia Ion 2 graphics, 2GB of DDR3 RAM, a 250GB HDD, WiFi 802.11n support, and Windows 7 Home Premium. You can now pre-order the netbook on ExcaliberPC here for $499 if you want to.

[Liliputing]

Asus has just mentioned that their Eee PC 1215N netbook is still quite a ways away from hitting the market. This netbook is going to be sporting a 12.1-inch display, an Intel Atom dual-core D525 1.8GHz CPU, and Nvidia's Ion 2 graphics. This netbook will be one of the most powerful netbooks out there and will be shipping in the US on August 23rd. The price tag is said to be below $500 so it'll probably be $499.99 or something like that. It's pretty expensive for a netbook but let's see how things play out.

[Engadget]

Back in March we heard about the Shuttle XS35 nettop and it looks like it's going to be available sometime in September. The nettop itself feature a dual-core Intel Atom D510 CPU, next-generation Ion graphics, HDMI / five USB / VGA ports, and Windows 7. This nettop will be going for €320 ($391 USD) which isn't cheap considering that it won't have RAM, an HDD, or an optical drive - you'll have to put those in yourself.

[Netbooked]

We heard about this netbook surfacing two weeks ago and it's gotten just a bit more details. So, netbook sales may be slipping due to the iPad and blah, blah, blah, but that doesn't really matter. The Asus Eee PC 1215N is stating that this netbook will be launching in July with Intel's upcoming dual-core 1.5GHz N500 CPU, Nvidia's next-gen Ion graphics, and Optimus technology to switch from integrated and discrete graphics automatically.

Of course, this netbook will have a 12-inch display and it'll have 1080p HD capabilities. The price will be pegged at anywhere between $550 and $600. This one could be on my list, we'll just have to see how powerful that CPU is when it gets benchmarked though.

[Slash Gear]

Another MacBook Pro clone, obviously from the other side of the world. This one's the Shenzhen Dragonfly QT Pro notebook and it's actually packing a decent spec sheet. It has a 14-inch display with a 1,366 x 768 resolution, an Intel Atom D410 1.66GHz CPU, 1GB of RAM, Nvidia's Ion 2 [switchable] graphics, a 160GB HDD, WiFi b/g/n support, and an HDMI port. It's also got an aluminum body which isn't bad. The sad part about all of this is that you'll only get 2 hours of battery life from this notebook.

[Engadget]

The Asus Eee PC 1201PN netbook is one of the first netbooks to launch with the next-gen Nvidia Ion graphics, but it looks like it won't be sporting the Optimus technology that Nvidia has to offer. If you were waiting for the next-gen Ion graphics along with the Optimus technology it now looks like the 1201PN netbook isn't the way to go. Instead a new Eee PC has popped up in Italy.

The Asus Eee PC 1215N will be hitting the shelves in the next couple of months - in June - and it'll be the successor to the 1201PN, which launches in May. The 1215N will be launching with Nvidia's Optimus technology, the next-gen Ion graphics, and the dual-core Atom N500 CPU.

[Electronista, Netbooked]

Shuttle is hyping up their XS35 nettop launch by demoing what it can do on video. It's running an underwhelming Atom D510 CPU but it's paired up with Nvidia Ion 2 graphics so it still manages to smoothly play 1080p content - whether that's Blu-ray or Flash. Engadget points out that this nettop would be perfect to use as an HTPC so check out the video below.

You may know the Acer Aspire One 532G netbook and it looks like they just found a possible price tag for it. Apparently it'll be launching for 379 Euros ($516 USD) sometime soon. Besides the Ion 2 with Nvidia's Optimus technology it's a fairly standard netbook. Sadly, early benchmarks stated that this netbook actually has a lower graphics benchmark than the old Ion.

[Slash Gear]

MSI has just shown off their first notebooks at CeBIT that will use the new Nvidia Optimus technology. There'll be two models right now, the 14-inch FX400 and the 15.6-inch FX600. Both of them will have GeForce 300M graphics cards and I'm actually liking the way they look. MSI has the tendency to use their boring old models over and over again so I'm actually loving this new look that they've come up with. Inside you'll find the Core i5 CPU and up to 4GB of RAM. The release details and pricing hasn't been mentioned yet, so you can just adore the pictures for now.

[Electronista]

It's just been made official. Although it's not officially being called the Nvidia Ion 2 it's definitely the newer model - not necessarily much faster though. This new ION will feature their new Optimus automatic graphic switching technology which was made to save your battery life. Everything you need to know is below to be honest so I don't have to go through much for you. What it doesn't mention is that it'll handle 1080p Blu-ray / Flash output easily. Nvidia mentioned that there'll be 30 more ION netbooks, nettops, and all-in-one PCs before the Summer (probably ends not begins). Some of these products include the 1201PN, Eee Top 2010PNT, Lenovo C200, and the newer Acer Aspire Revo models.

Keep in mind that this could be what the MacBook Pros will use in their refresh - whenever that happens.

• The platform comes on a PCI Express card
• ION systems will typically have 512MB of dedicated memory and HDMI output
• Supports netbooks with 10 and 12 inch screens
• The 10 inch model has 8 CPU cores, while the 12 inch version has 16
• The reason the 10 inch chip is less powerful is because there’s a tighter space with less thermal cooling in smaller netbooks
• Next-gen ION chips will support Optimus technology for automatic graphics switching, which means better battery life
• Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Zotac are among the launch partners with netbooks, all-in-one desktops, and nettops built around next-generation ION
• Next-generation ION systems should be priced about the same as first generation ION computers
• It’s not called ION 2

[Engadget, Liliputing]

The world's first netbook with Nvidia's Ion 2 graphics solution has just been announced and it's the Acer Aspire One 532g! Along with that news it's also got the Nvidia Optimus technology that I've been talking about lately. The 532g netbook will feature a 10.1-inch LED-backlit display, an Intel Atom 1.66GHz N450 CPU, an HDMI video output, possibly 7.1-channel audio output, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB HDD, WiFi / optional 3G support, and 10-hours of battery life. This Windows 7 netbook will be 1-inch thick and will weigh 1kg.

[Gizmodo, Netbooked]