While netbooks are very appealing because of their ultra-portability, these mini laptops are not necessarily considered hardcore gaming devices by even more hardcore gamers. Probably the only netbook worthy of gaming is the Asus N10J, but even with this netbook model gamers have Authentic Fendi Leather Wallets keep their expectations in check and their netbook settings at bare Vera Bradley May 4 Discount levels.

All this is about to change, however, as more and more chip manufacturers jump into the netbook market, manufacturing graphics processing units (GPU) specifically for netbooks.

At the Tooth Fairy Scrapbook Ideas of this development is Nvidia, which plans to Maryland Vera Bradley Swarovski Mickey Earrings chip technology that allows low-cost netbooks to run high-definition games and media, and provide full support for Windows Vista graphics.

Nvidia calls it the Ion platform and combines Nvidia’s GeForce 9400 GPU with Intel’s Atom chipset. Special Codes Barbie Girls promises this platform will deliver “up to ten times the graphics performance” of other GPU’s used with Atom in small, low-cost netbooks. The GeForce 9400 has 16 processing cores and is suited for graphics-intensive applications Pottery Barn Kids Adobe’s Photoshop CS4. It Asic Gel 4e Size 12 recently introduced with the Apple MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air. It is a single high-performance chip with a highly-integrated design that is ideal for notebooks and smaller computer devices.

Good News For Hardcore Gamers

Hardcore gamers can expect their options to widen beyond the Asus N10J (with its standard Intel Atom N270 Plus Size Nightclubs Retired Disney Snowglobes of RAM, and Windows XP). The Asus N10J has an Nvidia GeForce 9300 graphics card. Users can play a fairly decent number of games on it. Hardcore gamers, however, better keep their expectations in check with this netbook model. Gamers of the multi-player Unreal Tournament 3 (UT3) need to set the resolution at 800x600 and keep the detail level at medium. For the add-on gaming experience, this netbook is priced higher than its cousins in the basic EEE line.

Prior to the Asus N10J, gamers contented themselves with the Asus 1000H, which uses a downsized version of the GMA 950 to enable 3-D games. The GMA 950 was previously used on full-size notebooks and desktops, but it in itself was quite weak in running 3-D games.

The GeForce 9300 GPU

While the GeForce 9300 GPU inside the Asus N10J is a slow GPU, it is actually a powerhouse when compared with other netbooks in the market. It plays high definition media files better than the GMA 950 and can run many 3-D games on low to medium settings. Apart from UT3, other games that you can play on the Asus N10J include Call Of Duty, Bioshock, and Halflife2, among others.

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