In the past few months, there have been a lot of talk about how netbooks are dying and they can’t be helped . We have always believed that there is a market for netbooks, but only for the right types of netbooks. Many first time netbook owners complain about their processors’ power. Some complain about their low level of RAM memory. Netbook owners can always add additional RAM to fix the second problem. Adding a more speedy CPU is not something they can do. The good news is more powerful processors will be making their way to various netbook models in the near future. Intel has already announced the first netbook-specific dual core processor and manufacturers have jumped on it.

Acer, Asus, Lenovo, and LG have all announced new netbook models to take advantage of multi-core processing technology. Other netbook makers are expected to join the competition soon. We can partly thank AMD for finally pushing Intel to bring dual-core processors to netbooks. Could dual core processors save netbooks? Not by themselves.

The iPad does not have the most powerful processor around. But it does have a processor that can handle the type of app that runs on it. The same approach should be used for netbooks. Nobody wants to use netbooks to run Adobe Premiere. Netbooks should be able to run those everyday apps without a hitch. That’s why we love the whole idea behind Intel’s app store.

Netbooks are not dead by a long shot. They may have gotten their spotlight stolen from them by tablets and all other alternative devices. The introduction of dual-core processors should give netbooks a much needed boost just as we get close the holiday shopping season.