The ION LE chipset was released by NVIDIA a little while ago, and it was virtually the same as the original ION, except for its lack of DirectX 10 support. The marketing strategy was to make the chip cheaper, while at the same time limiting it to only Windows XP systems. Recently, the user runawayprisoner [...]

As you probably heard, HP and Dell are preparing Ion-based devices for this year-end.
According to NetbookNews.de, Compaq Mini 311c is HP’s answer to the Ion-based netbooks offensive. Featuring an Atom N270 CPU and ION LE GPU, the 11.6″ netbook packs 1 Gb of DDR3 RAM, 160 Gb of SATA HDD, the usual “goodies” (802.11b/g WiFi, 3x [...]

Following the announcement about Samsung’s N510 ION-based netbook going for sale in France, the italian site of French retailer FNAC prepares the commercial arrival of the new netbook.
Looking over the specifications of N510, one can observe a new presence in terms of chipset used - the ION LE. Is this the effect of the price tag set at [...]

Nvidia added a second product to its ION line – ION LE – a chipset with support for DirectX9, dedicated to Win XP platforms.
In an interview done to Fudzilla, Igor Stanek – Product PR Manager EMEA ION/Notebook – says: “ION LE is SKU of the ION GPU that is identical to ION, except it only supports DX9. This product  is designed [...]