Nvidia’s ION 2 graphics platform is designed to work with Intel’s latest line of N4XX processors.  Netbooks with ION 2 graphics will start showing up at online retailers in Q1 of 2010.  The first one’s will come from Acer in the form of the 532G but expect Asus, HP, MSI, Toshiba, and Dell to follow up with their own offerings.

Acer may not be as well known as HP, Compaq or Dell but when it comes to netbooks Acer is king.  With their number 1 status it’s no wonder that they are announcing the Acer Aspire One 532G.  After a long series of Nvidia ION based netbooks which have been praised for their blend of video performance and extended battery life.
ION 2 takes it another step further by bringing even more advanced graphics to smaller 10 inch netbooks.  This will make the range of netbooks with advanced graphics larger as …

The 1001P is the little brother to the 1005PE.  You can read our comparison of the two models here.  For $299 the 1001P provides exceptional battery life and value.
Similar to other entry level Intel N450 netbooks, the 1001P comes with a 10.1″ screen with 1024 x 600 resolution, 160GB hard drive, Windows 7, 1GB RAM, 802.11 B/G wifi, and webcam.
You can buy the 1001P in black from Newegg.com for $299 here.
You can buy the 1001P in blue from Newegg.com for $299 here.
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Since CES 2010 a deluge of netbooks with Intel’s latest N450 processor have been making their way to store shelves and in stock at online retailers all over the world.  While it’s easy to decide to buy new technology for the sake of it being new it seems that for what you get you make more sacrifices than you get in terms of benefit.  There appears to be a strong case for not buying a N450 netbook and instead paying more attention to the previous generations of netbook which were …

With so many 10 inch netbooks out and available LaptopMag compared several 10 inch netbooks with the Intel N450 Atom processor from Dell, Acer, HP, Lenovo, and Toshiba to find out which is the best.  To come to that conclusion they compared the look and feel, keyword, battery life, and software.  

Below is a chart of netbooks retailing for under $299 powered by the Intel N450 Atom processor. You’ll notice that many of the models get over 7 hours of battery life with a 6 cell battery. Models with lower battery life tend to have the option for only 802.11g and not the faster 802.11n. Not needing a fan on the processor, building the graphics controller into the chip and lowering the resolution of the camera to .3MP from 1.3MP have significantly helped the 2010 class of netbooks.
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Even since netbooks like the HP Mini 311 have come out people have been trying to find a way to get the performance of an ION netbook without the cost or having to run out and get a new netbook.  It was at that point Broadcom came to the rescue with a line of mini PCI-e cards.  You can check and see if your netbook has any usable mini PCI-e slots here.

The Gateway LT2106u N450 Atom netbook is the kissing cousin to the Acer Aspire One 532h.  Gateway, along with eMachines are all under Acer’s parent brand.  While the styling is slightly different the specs are exactly the same as the 532h.  They include:
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- 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 Processor
- 1024MB DDR2 667MHz Memory
- 160GB SATA Hard Drive; 802.11b/g Wi-Fi Certified
- 10.1″ WSVGA High Brightness LED-backlit Display; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
- Windows 7 Starter; Over 8 Hours of Battery Life
Amazon is now selling it for $299.