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• Processors Intel Atom 230, N270, N280, 330, D425, D525, Celeron SU 2300 (ZOTAC ZBOX HD-NS21), Celeron SU 743 (ZOTAC ZBOX HD-ND22);
• System logic (chipset) NVIDIA GeForce 9400M ;
• One or two SO-DIMM slots for installing a DDR2 , DDR3 RAM module with a clock frequency of up to 1066 MHz ;
• One SATA port;
• Gigabit Ethernet controller;
• Audio codec with 7.1 channel audio support HD Audio

• Full HD 1080p video with 7.1 channel audio
• DirectX 10 Graphics with Advanced Digital Display Connectivity
• NVIDIA CUDA technology accelerates graphically demanding applications, providing PCs with extensive visual content capabilities, such as video transcoding, work in Adobe Photoshop
• Optimized operation with Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems

On March 2, 2010, the second generation platform, called ION 2, was released. The platform includes a second-generation Intel Atom processor on the Pineview core, a discrete NVIDIA GT218 chip, and the NM10 chipset, which serves as the south bridge. The ION 2-based netbook combines an Atom N450 / 470 processor (now an Intel Atom D525 processor with two cores and a frequency of 1.8 GHz) with an integrated graphics core, Intel NM10 chipset, GT218 discrete graphics core and a DDR3 memory buffer dedicated to the needs of the graphics subsystem The volume of which can reach 512 MB. The video chip is connected to the chipset via the PCI Express 1.1 bus, whose throughput can vary from x1 (250 MB / s) to x4 (1 GB / s).

The GT218 graphics core within the ION 2 platform can have 8 or 16 stream processors, depending on the application. So, in netbooks with a screen diagonal size of no more than 10.1 inches, the graphic core will have 8 stream processors at a frequency of 405 MHz (6 W), and in larger netbooks and nettops their number will be 16 and the frequency will be 475 MHz (12 W) and 535 MHz, respectively. The GT218 chip is available in 40nm technology and supports DirectX 10.1. Provides hardware decoding of high-definition video in resolutions up to 1080p. Netbooks based on ION 2 can be equipped with a screen with support for 1366x768 pixels. To work with high resolutions, when connecting to the HDMI port , you will have to power the netbook from the network, since only the GT218 video chip can handle such work, and when working on battery power, it usually turns off to save power.

The ION 2 platform is compatible with NVIDIA Optimus technology, which increases the battery life of a PC from a battery, which is achieved by automatically switching between an Intel integrated graphics controller (usually, Intel GMA 3150) and a discrete video adapter. Due to the restrictions imposed by Optimus technology, ION 2-based netbooks can only use the Windows 7 operating system. In versions of Starter and Home Basic, switching between video adapters is manual, and in versions of Home Premium and higher, video adapters can switch automatically. ^[one]

ION 2 Based Products

• Netbooks:
  • ASUS Eee PC 1015PN with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
  • ASUS Eee PC 1015N with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
  • ASUS Eee PC 1201PN without NVIDIA Optimus Technology
  • ASUS Eee PC 1215N with NVIDIA Optimus Technology. ^[2]
  • ASUS LAMBORGHINI Eee PC VX6 with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
  • Acer Aspire One 532G with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
  • DNS 0122312 with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
  • lenovo s12

• Nettops:
  • Acer Aspire Revo RL100
  • Acer Aspire Revo AR3700 ^[3]
  • Acer Veriton N282G ^[4]
  • ASUS Eee Box PC 1501P
  • Giada slim-n20
  • Giada slim-dn230
  • Lenovo IdeaCentre Q150
  • Pegatron Amis L6
  • Shuttle XS35
  • ZOTAC ZBOX HD-ID11
  • ZOTAC ZBOX HD-ID33
  • ZOTAC ZBOX HD-ID34
  • ZOTAC ZBOX HD-ID40 ^[5]
  • TwinBox Mini PC HL-N322G ^[6]

• Tablet PCs :
  • DreamBook ePad L11 HD

• All-in-one computers (monoblock computer):
  • Acer eMachines EZ1711
  • ASUS EeeTop PC ET2010PN ^[7]
  • ASUS EeeTop PC ET2010PNT ^[8]
  • Lenovo C200

• Video Cards :
  • Zotac ION-GPU-AE
  • Pegatron

• Motherboards:
  • ASUS AT5IONT-I ^[9]
  • ZOTAC IONITX-RE, IONITX-SE and IONITX-T-E with NVIDIA Optimus Technology ^[10]

• Media players:
  • Xtreamer Ultra ^[11]

• GeForce 9400 plus Intel Atom (Russian) - page on the Russian NVIDIA website
• NVIDIA's Ion Platform: Bringing High Def to Netbooks
• nVidia Ion: the best platform for Intel Atom? (Russian) - NVIDIA Ion platform test