Nettop Platform for 2008 System Design White Paper

Platform Vision
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2 Platform Vision
Nettops are a simplified version of your everyday desktop, designed to be affordable,
energy efficient and have a small form-factor.
A low cost, affordable, purpose build platform for the next billion users.
The low cost platform solution built around the Intel
®
Desktop Board D945GCLF with
the Intel
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Atom™ processor 200 series is a simplified PC at sub entry system price
points:
• An affordable system for a full PC solution
• Capable of delivering the essential usages for consumers, SMB, educational
institutions
• Use standard PC building blocks available in high volume and sustainable
quantities
• Small Form Factor Capable
2.1 Platform Capabilities
The Intel Atom™ processor 200 series is purpose-built to deliver necessary
performance and experience levels with cost in mind for the new nettop categories,
which is a new category for desktop. This category of devices is aimed at content
consumption rather than content creation such as, browsing web pages, watching
online video streaming videos, etc.
The capabilities enabled by nettops are:
• Basic & Essential Computing
⎯ Productivity Application, Audio and Entertainment
• Connectivity
⎯ Email, Internet Browsing
⎯ Instant Messaging
⎯ VOIP
• Learning and Education
⎯ On Line Learning
⎯ CD Learning
⎯ Basic Audio, Video
• Ease Of Use
⎯ Compact, User Friendly with integrated processor
⎯ Small Form Factor