Intel: NVIDIA Ion is Overkill
During an interview with LAPTOP Magazine, the director of netbook marketing at Intel said that the ION is overkill and overpriced. Whether or not you agree with his assessment, one thing he said is an absolute fact, it is the market that will decide the winning platform.
During an interview with LAPTOP Magazine, the director of netbook marketing at Intel said that the ION is overkill and overpriced. Whether or not you agree with his assessment, one thing he said is an absolute fact, it is the market that will decide the winning platform.
To run multimedia you don't need a huge graphics chip. And that's what those third-party decoder solutions will show in the marketplace. There are much more innovative ways to get multimedia capabilities that will continue to provide lower power and longer battery life. In terms of usages, netbooks are not meant for gaming. You can run Internet games fine today with the existing solutions. We believe (Ion) adds unnecessary additional cost and the other trade-offs make it less desirable. Our customers have the option to design netbooks how they want to but ultimately the market is going to decide.