Netbook Processors

the heart of any computer system is a chip known as the CPU - central processing unit - which is the engine that runs the entire computer. Most laptops for sale at this time equipped with Intel Core 2 Duo processors. These are the same processors used in desktop computers lager, as well, which means that it is good (ie not too cheap) laptop can handle the same challenging tasks as well as any desktop machine. However, processor-powered netbooks, which are much less powerful.

the heart of any computer system is a chip known as the CPU - central processing unit - which is the engine that runs the entire computer. Most laptops for sale at this time equipped with Intel Core 2 Duo processors. These are the same processors used in desktop computers lager, as well, which means that it is good (ie not too cheap) laptop can handle the same challenging tasks as well as any desktop machine. However, processor-powered netbooks, which are much less powerful.

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Most netbooks currently use a completely different type of processor, also designed by Intel and the somewhat appropriately known as Atom. "Measuring only 2.2cm square, Atom is one of the smallest processors that Intel has ever produced and was designed specifically for use in compact portable devices such as netbooks. In addition to being extremely small, Atom is designed to require less energy than conventional processors, and also to give less heat too. This means that a netbook can give good battery life with a relatively compact and lightweight batteries, rather heavy and bulky batteries used in most laptops.

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and, of course, Intel and its rivals are constantly developing newer and more powerful processors of all time. Already looking forward to see the latest version of the Atom, who will be called Atom 330th This is a "dual-core" chip, which effectively screws two processors together to improve performance. Even so, as early reports indicate that the Atom 330 is a lot faster than the previous Atom chips, it's still a lot less powerful than the Core 2 Duo processors that are used in conventional laptops. This emphasizes the point that the netbook is primarily a mobile communications device than the general-purpose computer.