It took a while, but now that the small mini laptops that we now refer to as “Netbooks” have finally become hugely popular, mostly due to their price reduction, we all want better and faster mini notebook PC’s.  The manufacturers have responded to the high level of demand for better quality Netbooks and are getting ready to start kicking out new lines of Netbooks with Duel Core Processors.  This is only a natural transition as micro-computing or mobile-computing become more of a common place practice in the daily lives of so many people world wide.

Netbook’s Need More Power

The Netbooks that are currently available are very capable of running either a Linux or Windows OS, basic productivity software and of course your web browser of choice.  However, we all want more.  What about games, high end image apps and of course better video without lag?  These are just some of the problems that the old single core processors were simple not capable of keeping up with and the new processors should excel at. Dictated by the size of hte hardware used to make these miniature laptops they will most likely always be a step behind their bigger brothers, but for now this will be a much appreciated and much needed leap in the right direction for those who love the compact size and portability of these tiny devices.

Netbook Deals

Since the new wave of netbooks is coming, expect to see close out prices on many different Netbook models in stores and online. The local Best Buy is even clearing their current inventory out to make room for the next generation of Netbooks, so you may check local big box retail stores or online deals sites for their netbook deals while this years stock is still around.  Once the new duel core netbooks make it to market, expect to see a higher price tag, but it should be well worth the boost in speed and performance.

Thanks Intel

Of course the chipset maker “Intel” is who is behind the new chipset that will be used on these next gen Netbooks and we wanted to say thanks.  The new Intel Atom Dual Core N330 Processor 1.6GHz is already being shipped in some Asus Netbooks. It will only be a few weeks before you can expect to see all the other companies starting to include these new faster processors.  The next generation of these cool little laptops will prove to be stronger and faster than ever before and may continue to kill full size laptop sales as they will still be cheaper than their full sized counterparts.

Here are the tech specs for one of these new duel core chips from Intel:

Processor Number	330
# of Cores	2
# of Threads	4
Clock Speed	1.6 GHz
L2 Cache	1 MB
Bus/Core Ratio	12
FSB Speed	533 MHz
FSB Parity	No
Instruction Set	64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions	SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3
Embedded Options Available	No
Supplemental SKU	No
Lithography	45 nm
Max TDP	8 W
VID Voltage Range	0.9V-1.1625V

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