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Since the release of netbooks and other ultra-portable computer systems, the Intel Atom processor has dominated these systems. However, according to an internet report, Intel maybe replacing the Z-series Atom CPU’s with what is dubbed the “Oak Trail” processors.

The Atom N450, which is a Pine Trail CPU, is considered by many as being “too large and power hungry” to be implemented as a replacement for the Z5xx processors. Instead, rumour is spreading that the new “Oak Trail” chips will utilize a modified architecture of Intel’s Moorestown CPU’s.

Intel’s Moorestown, a future CPU design, is a complete Soc (System-On-A-Chip) processor which is specifically designed for Smartphones and optimized for Linux mobile computing platforms such as Moblin and MeeGo. These chips reportedly won’t be capable of running Windows. However, if the unconfirmed rumour is true, the Oak Trail processors will be a SoC design similar to Moorestown which will be capable of running Windows.

 

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