It seems desktop chip sets are also cheaper with embedded graphics.At least from Intel P31 vs G31 or P43 vs G43.Also most boards with a "g" chip seem to seem to have a feature cut bios.

Sometimes it's press releases.
Sometimes it's Sylvie's copy.
Will this man's talent never be satisfied?

where are you? we all miss you! (NOT!)

Pick up one of the first generation eee, 8GB versions are being dumped on the market for less that $150.

Anyone else this this behavior is fishy? Ok, I can slightly see the processor/chipset being cheaper then the processor itself for self protection (that sounds illegal to me also), but the whole you can't make a computer that does this is so illegal. Sounds like the old Microsoft, where if you sell 1 computer with Windows, they all must be Windows. That's like saying we will charge you $10 more because you installed Firefox. Why does Intel care what processor is in your laptop. Maybe because people don't need these superpowerful processors in their laptops, and the customer wants cheap, low power processors instead, instead of paying more for the processors they get now?

They (intel & MS) want to dictate the size of netbooks, I say piss off!

Quote: "Samsung is planning on rolling out an 11.6-inch Nvidia Ion-based netbook"

This is the one I want to check out. It will run circles around intel video. If this Samsung ion platform offers a 6cell battery I may just get it.
intel did this cheap chipset pricing to stave off the ion platform that is superior, especially the video that can run HD content. Almost all the larger netbooks will have 720P resolution or higher.
Gateway has one out now (11.6" netbook) at 720P that looks sweat, not sure on the new low power Athlon 64 chip, hopefully a good review for comparision.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1137394/nvidia-attacks-intel-pricing-advantage

pwned by Sylvie lol!

Why does this seem like old news? Oh, right, because Sylvie reported it seven weeks ago:

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1137394/nvidia-attacks-intel-pricing-advantage

Doesn't the INQ read the INQ? ;-)

If MS and intel do not want anyone to make a netbook larger than 10" that must mean it will be a success, hence someone will make that size netbook and make money intel and MS do not want to make.

bizarre how buying the processor and chipset is (significantly) less than just the processor.

As for ION, is it actually in any laptops yet? i've got a sneaky suspicion that you won't see it in many due to the relatively high power draw.