HP Wants Atom In Bigger Notebooks. So What’s The Problem?

Quite the conundrum over possible restrictions using Intel’s Atom CPU if Digitimes has the facts straight. Today they’re reporting that HP is negotiating with Intel so that they can use the Atom chipset in notebooks with display sizes larger than 10.2-inches. Allegedly, HP wants to offer Atom-based devices with 11.6- and 13.3-inch displays. I can’t see any technical reason that an Atom-based device can’t make that work; even the older Intel GMA 950 can externally output up to 2048×1536 resolution, although that would be pushing the envelope.

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