Samsung's NVIDIA ION-Powered Netbook Pictured

by Marco Chiappetta — Monday, June 29, 2009, 02:34 PM EDT

Over the weekend, some rumors surfaced of a Samsung-built, NVIDIA ION powered netbook after a couple of European retailers listed the product on their websites. The pages have since been removed from the aforementioned sites, but we have some more information regarding the system.

While we don't have final confirmation of the model name, specifications, pricing, or a firm ETA, we do have a picture of the machine.

Samsung's NVIDIA ION-Powered Netbook

The picture above came directly from a trusted source within one of the companies involved with the design of the system, and is absolutely of Samsung's ION-based netbook.

These specifications could change when the final shipping product officially arrives, but the machine is said to have a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N280 CPU, with 1GB of RAM, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, a 160GB hard drive, an 11.6" display with a resolution of 1366 x 768, and of course the NVIDIA ION processor with GeForce 9400M-series graphics. A 6-cell battery is reportedly included with the system, but no word yet on battery life--although we suspect it will be right in-line or slightly less than the current crop of netbooks depending on the application workload. And USB, HDMI, and VGA outputs are clearly visible in the picture.

Check back for more news and information regarding Samsung's ION-based netbook as we have it.

Tags: Nvidia, Netbook, Samsung, Mobile, Atom

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com