Intel Announces Atom Processor, it’s Amazing!

Well, not sure if it is amazing yet but the idea behind it is very cool. For starters, the Atom processor is the size of a penny and it will be designed for ultra mobile PC’s

notebooks and any pocket devices that need awesome power. This new small size Atom boasts super speed to wattage ratio. To give you an idea how much this will have on your notebook, a normal Mobile Core 2 Duo processor that you find in today’s notebooks sucks a low 35 watts, the Atom will only sip .6-2.5 watts.

I assume you still are not going to get super fast speeds with this design when it is introduced but Intel says it will go up to 1.8 GHz. At this time, there are no specs on the memory it will have integrated or clock speed.

"This is our smallest processor built with the world’s smallest transistors," said Intel Executive Vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Sean Maloney.

This will essentially make new ultra mobile computer last much longer on a battery charge. I wonder what Apple thinks of these after they spent money to design a custom processor for their MacBook Air.