Acer PC joins Nvidia's 'Ion' (go back »)

The Acer AspireRevo is the first Atom-based PC from a major PC supplier to use Nvidia's Ion chipset that packs GeForce 9400M graphics, the same graphics used in the Apple 13-inch MacBook and MacBook Air. Acer launched a PC Tuesday that attempts to bring PC-class performance to Atom-processor-based PCs.
The AspireRevo's marquee external feature is the diminutive size: the desktop is comparable in size to a laptop (though slightly thicker, about the size of a typical hardcover book). Internally, the device will test Nvidia's thesis that devices, such as Netbooks, that pair the Atom processor with Nvidia graphics offer much better performance than Intel-only (i.e., Atom-with-Intel-chipset) platforms.
Nvidia listed the following capabilities for the Ion-based AspireRevo:
1.Ability to run Windows Vista Home Premium
2. 1080p HD video with true-fidelity 7.1 audio
3.Popular games including Spore, Call of Duty 4, and Sim City 5
4. DirectX 10 graphics with advanced digital display connectivity
5. Accelerated video enhancement and transcoding using Nvidia CUDA technology
If Nvidia continue to do things like rebadging old chips, claiming 1080p on a 600 line netbook without any optical storage device and saying "Popular games including Spore, Call of Duty 4, and Sim City 5", nothing will force Intel to improve.
See those failed Mac, HP and Dell with a NVidia chip? What NVidia need to do is to get itself right first before attacking others mindlessly.

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