Next CloudBook to use an Intel chipset?

By Kevin C. Tofel | Saturday, March 8, 2008 | 10:52 AM CT | 1 comment |

Everex_cloudbook_ce1200vThere’s no silver lining in this cloud for VIA if the next-generation CloudBook moves to an Intel Diamondville processor. See, the CloudBook is built from a VIA reference design, the Nanobook. The entire hardware platform was built around a VIA processor and every variant built from the design is VIA-powered, as one would expect. I’m shocked that Everex/FIC, makers of the CloudBook, would even consider an Intel chip inside. It’s like Intel trotting out some MID prototypes and then finding that a company builds a device from the prototype but uses a VIA chip inside.The whole scenario is “very tentative” according to Everex, but now I’m scratching my head wondering why they’re even considering such a possibility. What’s the compelling reason here? I would have expected to hear that the VIA Isaiah was a consideration, not an Intel Diamondville.

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  • If they switch to Intel chip sets, can they still use the Via design reference, or will it be a completely different machine?

    Nate — 3:09 AM on March 10, 2008 Reply

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