Quad-Core VIA?

What does this quadcore VIA chip mean for the low power notebook market? Will this like be a better alternative to the AMD Fusion cpu people are going bananas over?
VIA QuadCore processor combines low-cost and low-power with 'adaptive overclocking' -- Engadget

 

No, not when they're making 24 a day.

 

Still would go with AMDs Fusion APUs (Zacate) for overall performance.
I dont think VIA IGPs works all that well, but at least you can watch 1080p YouTube with it.

 

Interesting,VIA making quadcores,VIA chipsets where featured in Tyan Mobos, ect, if its a good one, competition can lower prices,

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VIA will not compete with AMD or Intel, except maybe for the Atom type CPU's, if that's what you meant.

 

Well in that case I'd rather have a quad core Via versus a dual core Atom. But I'd choose Zacate over the three any day.

 

it should be a nice cpu for those that don't care about the gpu. or does it have a gpu? or anything? well, whatever. always nice to have options.

 

That's what I am thinking too. Now think how sweet a quad core Zacate cpu would be in the 11in range.

I know the first gen HP Min(the metallic all business model) came with a VIA cpu(the one before the Nano I think) and the reviews said it was the cpu that kind of held it back.

 

Via GPU's for notebook:Chrome series 400,430,435,440,ect.

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The more competitors making notebook core essentials(CPU and GPU),,the better,,so long as they lower prices, If VIA could get the support of DR.Barry Lam(Mister Notebook,ect), then there would be the big 3 ,instead of the big 2 and one quarter in Notebooks CPU and GPU makers. , If nvida could get a descent cpu under its flag this would also shake up the Notebook world,for the better,

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if the gpu is right it could be interesting sadly i don't see it in my every day computers but a embed application could use it