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Haleron provided no word as to how the two N270 CPUs have been made to interoperate, nor how it found enough board real estate to fit both processors into the netbook. However, the company's Twitter feed makes reference to a "Swordfish Net 10 Dual," which is said to use Intel's dual-core Atom 330. We suspect that the "Net 10" and the "Net 102" are one and the same, and that -- if the device exists at all -- the Atom 330 is what has actually been employed.
Intel announced the original N270 along with the "nettop"-oriented Atom 230 in June 2008, citing 2.5-Watt and four-Watt TDPs, respectively. The dual-core Atom 330 appeared in September 2008, with an eight-Watt TDP and a 1MB second-level cache. To date, the 330 has been used only in desktop devices, not portables, though we can't say whether that's because of power consumption or because of restrictions reportedly placed on OEMs by Intel.
In any case, whether the Swordfish Dual somehow uses two N270s, or just relies on one Atom 330, it would likely drain its batteries faster than most netbooks. Haleron says the device comes with a three-cell, 2450mAh battery that provides between two and three hours of operation.
Apart from its dual CPUs, the Swordfish Dual provides standard netbook fare, including a 10.2-inch display with 1024 x 600 pixel resolution, 2GB of DDR2 memory, and a 160GB hard disk drive loaded with the Windows XP Home operating system. The device includes 802.11b/g wireless networking, a quad-band (850/900/1900/2100MHz) cellular module, and optional Bluetooth 2.0, according to the company.
The Swordfish Dual also features a 1.3-megapixel webcam, a SD/MMC/Memory Stick card reader, and stereo speakers, according to Haleron. The device has three USB 2.0 ports and a 10/100 Ethernet port, the company adds.
Features and specifications listed by Haleron for the Swordfish Dual include the following:
Haleron did not cite pricing or availability for the Swordfish Dual, but its website exhorts viewers to "buy now." More information may be found on the relevant web page, here, and via the company's Twitter feed, here.
