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Nvidia intros ION LE chipset
Tech Ticker —
... Fudzilla reckons, the move to introduce a lower version of ION is to decrease the cost Microsoft will charge to OEMs for using DirectX9 as compared to DirectX10. ...
NVIDIA Ion LE 1080p GPU confirmed: cheaper, drops DirectX 10
SlashGear —
NVIDIA have released a second graphics product in their Ion range, the Ion LE, intended for entry-level devices such as netbooks and nettops. Ion LE is apparently exactly the same as the existing Ion – which boosts netbook video performance to handle 1080p high-definition – aside from it lacks DirectX 10 support.
“ION LE is SKU of the ION GPU that is identical to ION, except it only supports DX9. This product is designed specifically for Windows XP on Netbooks and Nettops and we are going to offer LE ...
Nvidia Ion LE: So Windows XP Netbooks Don't Have Crappy Graphics Either [NetBooks]
Gizmodo —
... is a quiet launch from the usually boisterous Nvidia: It's a cheaper version of their Ion graphics chip for netbooks, stripped of DirectX 10 support, which is only needed in Vista, so hopefully it'll find its way into more cut-rate XP-powered netbooks. [Fudzilla via ...
NVIDIA clings desperately to XP with the DirectX 10 hating ION LE chipset
Engadget —
... Anything that makes our netbooks, nettops, and smartphones into slightly less mediocre video performers is okay in our book, so we're fond of NVIDIA's ION platform and are looking forward to finding out exactly what the company has up its sleeve for ION 2 ...
NVIDIA Ion LE GPU
iTech News Net —
NVIDIA quietly launches the Ion LE, an entry-level GPU for netbooks and nettops. The Ion LE (aka LE), as the name suggests, is basically the lite version of the Ion that comes without DirectX 10 support.
NVIDIA Ion LE is intended for Windows XP.
[fudzilla] ...
