[citation][nom]netbook is not a notebook[/nom]Folks... we are talking atom here... netbooks... not notebooks! While I'm sure many are eager to play 1080p movies on a display with ~1/2 that resolution or not buy a bluray player, it IS OVERKILL FOR NETBOOKS. The problem is people are just morphing netbooks into give me everything a notebook can do, just make it dirt cheap.Atom was not even targeted for note(or net)books originally - it was meant for smartphone, ultramobiles and the like. It is a FIRST GENERATION solution and now people want it, coupled with an ancient 130nm chipset solution to form a notebook computer! So Intel points out you will need to wait to a 2nd generation product for a better solution for a market segment the chip was not even originally targeted for! Oh those EVIL INTEL FOLKS!I have a friend who would like Toyota to drop in a better engine so his Corolla could match a Porsche going 0-60 and top out at 200mph. He of course doesn't want the price to increase, does not want to buy a more expensive sports car from Toyota, and really won't be able to go 200mph anywhere he drives, but why is Toyota limiting its capability on the low end model?[/citation]
Dude,ever heard of box computers like the EeeBox,or Wind Box?
Ever heard that you can connect a regular monitor to atom powered netbooks?