Ion 2 performance?

[Mr Banana]

Okay everyone i am looking for a decent netbook to get at the end of the month, putting off a new graphics card for my pc (until i actually need one).

I am having trouble finding any benchmarks to see how good/bad the Ion 2 actually is?

Looking at getting a ASUS Eee PC 1215N which has these specs:

Colour Black
Processor Intel Atom D525 Dual Core (D525, 1.8 GHz, 1MB Cache)
Screen 12.1" (ASUS, Glare Type, 1366x768 HD Resolution)
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium
RAM 2GB (DDR3)
Hard Drive 250GB + 500GB EEE PC ONLINE
Graphics Integrated ION2 (NVIDIA ION 2 Graphics)
Bluetooth Bluetooth 3.0 +HS
Ethernet 10/100
Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n
USB Ports 3x USB 2.0 ports
Webcam Integrated Webcam
Weight 1-2 Kg (This Model 1.45Kg)
Card Reader 3-in-1 card reader (SD™, SDHC,MMC)
Battery 7-8 Hours (Upto 7 Hour Battery Life - 6 Cell)
Warranty 1Yr ASUS Collect & Return
Other HDMI, VGA, Headphone/speaker/line-out jack, Microphone-in jack

For £429.97

Seems to be a pretty damn good price.

[I3R0K3N7FEET]

AMD zacate is better.

[Mr Banana]

Are there any zacate netbooks out though that aren't stupidly expensive?

[I3R0K3N7FEET]

AMD expensive? :/

anyway it depends. the ion2 might be a little better in GAMING performance but otherwise zacate will rule the atom all over.

i was just looking and the msi u270 and asus eee pc 1015b and 1215b arent out yet anyway

[El Wayneo]

Ion2 is the same as Ion really no difference in power.


AMD Fusion is better and they are just coming out now.

£430 is expensive, Ion netbooks are about £300.

[Lynx]

Ive seen some £300 AMD fusion notebook/netbooks around.

[I3R0K3N7FEET]

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=28901