Thanks Morph. I believe it is Asus who will be the first to release dual core Atom netbooks soon.

Yes Morfanos, I did mean Q6600 not Q6200...thanks for the correction.

Atom processors that appear to show 2-cores in tests have Hyper-Threading enabled.  There will be a dual-core Atom product but I believe it will come out for Nettop products first.

 

if you're ever unsure of the specs of a processor - go here : http://ark.intel.com  -  it's very technical though!

I'm just curious, but do some of Intel's Core 2 Solo processors have hyperhtreading enabled (showing 2 cores)??

Hi Chris-

 

Core 2 Solo does not support HT technology.  

 

Let me know if you have other questions.

 

Cassey

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Credible_Chris wrote:
I'm just curious, but do some of Intel's Core 2 Solo processors have hyperhtreading enabled (showing 2 cores)??

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No processor from the Core and Core 2 families support Hyper Threading.

 

Currently, only the Core i7(it's not supported on the Core i5) and the Atom support it.

Very interesting, thanks for the replies.  I can now add something new to my knowledge arsenal

If anyone ever wants to know the specs of their specific processor - you can go to http://ark.intel.com- there is a tool that gives you information about our products.

When will we see the Pine Trail systems arrive at Future Shop?  Apparently intel has given the go ahead for them to go for sale as of Jan 8th...

The only real benefit seems to be extended battery life, I'm curious to see how much they'll cost compared to the N270/280 systems currently available. 

I bought an HP Netbook for my 13 year old son. He needed something small to take to and from school. He uses it to write essays and search online. It is so slow getting anything online. Any advice?