With a 1.5GHz processor and 16GB of memory storage, the manufacturers made the ePad Femme perfectly equipped for even the longest grocery lists.

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While processor speed often grabs the headlines, more important to the business success of chip manufacturers is the pricing of the chips and the ability to supply them.

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As well as being one of the world's largest chipset manufacturers, Via also happens to be an emerging player in the PC processor market, with its own Cyrix III chip.

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