Intel said to be planning launch of Atom N450 for January 3rd

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Intel said to be planning launch of Atom N450 for January 3rd
As you may have read recent articles, Santa Clara, California-based Intel is preparing a new wave of Atom processors launch, aimed at low-end netbook and nettop segments computer. Part of the next generation of business netbook platform, codenamed Pine Trail, the new processors are expected to a large number of new computing power. In this we can show that a possible date for the launch of the new chip maker Pineview, Georgia-based Atom processor, designed for a coming wave of new netbooks: the Atom N450. There are also leaked information about the start date for another new Atom processor, N470, which increases the clock frequency 1.86GHz.

According to a recent news article at Fudzilla, the new Atom N450 of January 3, 2010, just days until the premiere of the upcoming CES 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new package of solutions to the CPU, memory controller and graphics on the same chip, allowing PC vendors to create new netbooks with a lower power consumption. The processor will be clocked at 1.66GHz, the same as the current model N280, but no lift in performance compared to the original Atom N270 on most netbooks available today.

In addition, Intel is a report on the website works on the task of launching an improved performance Atom N470 model, with a core speed of 1.86GHz and is said to be scheduled for release sometime in March. Also been developed for netbook systems, new Atom N470 will sport the same 512KB cache size and fit into the same sockets FCBGA8. Intel also aims to provide its customers with a current range of desktop or nettop Atom processors, including a new dual-core and single-core model, since the first days of January, notes the report.

As pricing goes, is the new N450 is expected to be available for U.S. $ 64 to start a U.S. $ 20 increase over the current N270. The N470 will be available for a slightly higher price tag of U.S. $75 when it will be in March.