Tuesday, November 3, 2009

VIA Hits The Gas With Nano 3000 Series Netbook CPUs

New VIA netbook chips will use less power and take netbook speed up a notch, according to a statement by the company on Tuesday.

The new processors, known as the Nano 3000 series, are 20% faster than earlier Nano CPUs. One, the Nano L3100, runs at 2.0 GHz while the Nano L2100 runs at 1.8 GHz.

VIA Nano netbook CPUs have been seen in everything from Samsung netbooks to Dell servers, seeking to break Intel's hold on the CPU market with its Atom chip.

The company is currently supplying vendors with the chips and they should go into new machines soon.

Via PCWorld.

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