The next big thing in netbooks, after Nvidia ION 2 and Optimus technology, must surely be dual core processors – not desktop / nettop based ones but ones specifically for netbooks that need good battery life like the upcoming Atom N550 processor. One product confirmed with this processor is the ASUS Eee PC 1015N which we saw at Computex 2010.
No word on a release date back then but a post from Digitimes has an ASUS roadmap which shows a dual core Atom N550 10-inch netbook will be launched in September 2010, priced at $399. Sounds like the Eee PC 1015N to me.
A few other products are mentioned in this roadmap, of which we just heard about the other day. The 12-inch Eee Pad (should have Android but Windows Embedded Compact 7 is listed) will launch in either December or January next year priced at around $1,000, a 10-inch Eee Pad with Android will launch next year in March for under $399 and a 8.9-inch Eee Note with an ARM processor and Linux OS will launch in October priced at $199 – $299.
Source: Digitimes
