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Chocoa

5:25 AM on 11 May, 2009

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"you have what can only be described as a disappointment."

Yep, starting with the slightly disingenuous name; lack of Nvidia ION platform & graphics. Plus the noise etc. I was almost excited on first sight of the article, but now think a laptop would do the job I had in mind.

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TheLostSwede

9:03 AM on 11 May, 2009

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Talk about confusing branding, I expected a review of an ION system and it ended up being a dull Atom system with nothing much extra from every other system out there apart from the dual core CPU...

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smc8788

10:13 AM on 11 May, 2009

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When is an ion not an ion?

When it has a neutral charge!

I'll let myself out...

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Ardjuna

11:22 AM on 11 May, 2009

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@Chocoa & TheLostSwede:

Indeed.

@smc8788:

LOL

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Martin Daler

6:05 PM on 11 May, 2009

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@smc8788 & TheLostSwede

as I'm sure you know, is there any difference between a "neutral ion" and an atom?

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gingerbreadman85

7:12 PM on 11 May, 2009

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an ion is a charged species, an ionic species can be anything from a single atom (plus or minus electron(s) to give the charge) up to quite large molecules..... an atom is a single unit containing a nucleus of proton(s)and possibly neutrons(s) surrounded by a cloud of electron(s)

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ChaosDefinesOrder

7:13 PM on 11 May, 2009

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strangely, Play.com lists the "non-wireless" Windows version of the Revo as "in stock" with the other 2 variants (wireless Windows and 8GB Linux) due on the 18th...

The name of this disappointment may be confusing, but as Martin points out, a neutral Ion is an Atom so it is fitting in a way...

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While its price will attract many, Novatech's Ion Fusion system isn't quite the bargain it purports to be. For the kind of user that might use it, its dual-core Atom 330 doesn't offer a significant performance boost over a single-core one, while we also felt it to be too large and noisy for a low-power system. Addendum - 12/05/09: This review, both its contents and scores, has been amended to reflect a mistake regarding pricing in the original review. We apologise, both to our readers and to the manufacturer, for any confusion caused.

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Reviewed by Ardjuna Seghers

11 May 2009

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£309.35

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