Posted on Saturday, February 07 2009 @ 0:49 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Taiwanese sources
report Samsung will use the VIA Nano U225 processor in an upcoming 12.1" netbook. These larger netbooks are expected by mid-February, and Samsung will be the sole vendor in this segment until competitors decide to jump in as well.
As Dell has decided to suspend shipments of its 12-inch Inspiron Mini netbooks, Samsung will the sole vendor in the 12-inch netbook segment when it begins to market the model in mid-February, the sources noted.
With the absence of competitors in the segment, shipments of VIA Nano CPUs are expected to gain momentum starting the second quarter, the sources asserted.
