Monday, July 20th 2009
Point of View Releases its First NVIDIA ION Netbook
POINT OF VIEW, well known for its range of NVIDIA-based Graphics cards, is presenting today the first of its NVIDIA ION-powered mini notebooks: the Mobii ION 230. It has been one of the most asked questions in 2009: "When will you start implementing NVIDIA's ION technology in the Mobii netbooks?" The wait is now over and it's finally here! From the moment of its announcement, the ION/ATOM combo has been one of the most anticipated hardware because it offers full PC capabilities in small, low-power designs.
The Mobii ION 230 combines Intel's energy-efficient Atom 230 CPU with NVIDIA ION graphics to create a small, low-power notebook with amazing capabilities. The ION Graphics Processing Unit is DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0 enabled and powers a 10.2" 1024x600 LED LCD screen. With NVIDIA graphics technologies such as PurevideoHD and CUDA the possibilities are endless! Get the edge with hardware acceleration in applications and high definition video encoding and playback! Enjoy crystal clear 1080P HD video without hiccups or jaggies on one the smallest and most energy-efficient devices and push it out through the included HDMI port.
The system houses an easily upgradable 1GB of DDR2 memory and a 160GB hard disk. Multimedia features such as the SD/MMC card reader, Wireless-G networking, 1.3M pixels webcam and optional Bluetooth V2.0 make the Mobii ION 230 an extremely versatile mobile computer The in and output connections include 10/100/1000 Mbps LAN connection, audio in/output and 2x USB 2.0 ports. Last but not least, the standard 6-cell battery of 4400mAh can power up the Mobii mini-notebook up to 4 hours.
The new and improved Mobii will be available in the colors black, red and lime within a next few weeks. The standard operating system will be Linux. The new Point of View Mobii is the perfect notebook for work, school or on the road. Ideal in size and weight and with all the features you would expect from a full-size workstation. A stylish and portable solution for your daily work!
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Point of View
The Mobii ION 230 combines Intel's energy-efficient Atom 230 CPU with NVIDIA ION graphics to create a small, low-power notebook with amazing capabilities. The ION Graphics Processing Unit is DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0 enabled and powers a 10.2" 1024x600 LED LCD screen. With NVIDIA graphics technologies such as PurevideoHD and CUDA the possibilities are endless! Get the edge with hardware acceleration in applications and high definition video encoding and playback! Enjoy crystal clear 1080P HD video without hiccups or jaggies on one the smallest and most energy-efficient devices and push it out through the included HDMI port.
The new and improved Mobii will be available in the colors black, red and lime within a next few weeks. The standard operating system will be Linux. The new Point of View Mobii is the perfect notebook for work, school or on the road. Ideal in size and weight and with all the features you would expect from a full-size workstation. A stylish and portable solution for your daily work!
35 Comments on Point of View Releases its First NVIDIA ION Netbook
Besides, how often do you honestly expect consumers of this product to be near a high-def TV? It totally defeats the purpose of an ultra-portable notebook. If you really wanted a device with that type of functionality, you'd be much better off buying a (cheaper) Ion-based nettop, which would at least provide an optical drive for your DVD/BR discs.
1) MS have limitations on the cheap OS licenses for various devices :
EG-
For Windows XP:
1. Main storage: Max built-in flash drive of 16GB and/or a hard drive of no more than 160GB.
2. Graphics: No greater than DirectX 9.0 capability.
3. Main memory: No greater than 1 GB.
4. CPU has to be single-core and no more than 1 GHz unless it’s one of the following: Intel Atom (N270, N230, Z500, Z510, Z520, Z530, Z540); or Intel Celeron 220; or AMD Geode LX, Athlon (2650e, Sempron 210U); or VIA C7-M (ULV), Neon (U2300, U2400, and U2500) CPU.
5. Screen size: NetBook: Up to 10.2 inches. Large screen NetBook: Up to 14.1 inches. NetTop: No limit given.
Microsoft have similar limitations for the cheap OEM license for Vista and windows 7
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2) Intel has it's OWN restrictions for where/how Atom should be used (and not even consistent with Microsoft's restrictions!)
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so to have a dual core Atom:
* the OEM has to pay a disproportionate amount more for the CPU.
* pay full price for the XP (because no discount for obeying MS's "influence").
IT IS ANTICOMPETITIVE
THE EU WILL BE ALL OVER THEM FOR THIS
Anyway, if MS can get away with these restrictions today, then why-o-why arent there Linux based netbooks with superior hardware specs that peeps can "upload" their better XP/Vista/Win7 onto?
:roll::roll::roll::roll:
why pay the premium for an castrated xp home version and suffer this boring specs when most of the buyers already have an installation cd of their own?
I have a 3 or 4 copys of XP and 2 Vista32 and 1 Vista64, and soon will have Win7 on my main rig, so If i got this for some light gamming and on the go movies could I run a better OS then whats on it?
Asus has a N10j series which is almost perfect. it has all the goodies one might ask for but,
it's a little pricey(~800$)for a netbook and it has a 10" display which is a deal breaker for me
Companies don't listen to what people want.