February 24, 200917 yr I haven't tried it yet..... yet, but I'd like to. I'm getting tired of lugging my Macbook to and from work. It would need to run a few other programs for me to really use it, but it sounds like that can happen.
February 24, 200917 yr Most Netbooks are rather noisy when their tiny fans are plugging along to keep them cool. You might be better off with a used 14"-15" laptop as their fans are a bit bigger and dont run quite as often. My wife Lenovo s10 is pretty noisy when in use while my R61 is dead quiet 99% of the time.
February 24, 200917 yr Most Netbooks are rather noisy when their tiny fans are plugging along to keep them cool. You might be better off with a used 14"-15" laptop as their fans are a bit bigger and dont run quite as often. My wife Lenovo s10 is pretty noisy when in use while my R61 is dead quiet 99% of the time. My EeePC is quiet as a (dead) church-mouse.
February 24, 200917 yr Hmm, would it be that stressed when youre watching movies? The atom processor doesnt seem to be that weak my 1.5 penitum m gets choppy with some kinds of 780p, 1080p is unplayable (i guess 780p is max for that kind of screen). Coreavc helps if you play 780p movies on the little thing.
February 24, 200917 yr Most Netbooks are rather noisy when their tiny fans are plugging along to keep them cool. You might be better off with a used 14"-15" laptop as their fans are a bit bigger and dont run quite as often. My wife Lenovo s10 is pretty noisy when in use while my R61 is dead quiet 99% of the time. My MSI Wind is very very quiet and the Dell will be silent because it hasn't got a fan and runs an SSD. If you want better video support go with the Wind because it's still the only netbook with a proper O/C feature. 720p video and the core codec are smooth and fine with the +24% clockspeed.
February 24, 200917 yr For those of you considering the MSI Wind Hackintosh: Run OS X on the MSI Wind Mini Laptop The cheapest MacBook you'll see this year: MSI Wind with OS X Hackintosh - Webmonkey and its not too slow AppleDifferent Blog Archive Leo in the Sky with Diamonds : benchmarking Edited February 24, 200917 yr by Grahame typo
February 25, 200917 yr I have the MSI Wind U120 and it is a perfectly fine netbook (if a bit cheaply made, but very cheap), however if I wanted to buy a new netbook now, I would rather wait for the new GN40 chipset with the updated CPU. Much better energy consumption and a huge boost in graphics performance.
February 25, 200917 yr Is there any ETA on Nvidia ION netbooks? Thats a sweet little bit of technology.
February 25, 200917 yr Summer, I suppose. I think the ION is better suited to small desktop PCs because it won't have the same low power consumption as the GN40.
February 25, 200917 yr From what I've read, the Atom processor falls between the Celeron and Dual Core in terms of performance.
February 25, 200917 yr From what I've read, the Atom processor falls between the Celeron and Dual Core in terms of performance. That sort of sounds like a Pentium M? (Centrino) IIRC I remember reading the 1.8 GHz Pentium M was roughly equivalent to the Socket 478 Pentium 4 3.06 GHz.
February 25, 200917 yr From what I've read, the Atom processor falls between the Celeron and Dual Core in terms of performance. The Atom is closer to an Athlon XP in performance. Maybe a 2500+ Barton. It's basically a Pentium Pro on steriods. It isn't close to a Core processor.
February 25, 200917 yr In absolutes (frequency to frequency) it tests slower, but in its current iterations, when compared with the Ms on the market, it should be roughly equivalent for basic computing.
February 25, 200917 yr The Atom is no speed-freak, that's for sure. However, a netbook is excellent for music listening, especially with great little DACs like the Pico or the Gamma-1.
February 25, 200917 yr In absolutes (frequency to frequency) it tests slower, but in its current iterations, when compared with the Ms on the market, it should be roughly equivalent for basic computing. heh ... keep telling yourself that.
February 25, 200917 yr heh ... keep telling yourself that. I am not in the market for a netbook and have no desire for any self delusion. Based on the benchmarks Ive seen, it would be roughly equivalent to a basic notebook for basic computing. Plus the new chipset is capable of HD video(not that the stellar resolution of the screens would support it).
February 26, 200917 yr A little bit OT, but what do you guys generally use your netbooks for? You need to ask? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19s4PCaQ5Mk
February 26, 200917 yr A little bit OT, but what do you guys generally use your netbooks for? As a transportable music server and as a portable exercise lab using my new PC pod and Suunto heart rate monitor.
February 26, 200917 yr A little bit OT, but what do you guys generally use your netbooks for? Seminar notes. Working in the library. Occassional LANs.
February 26, 200917 yr Music, general MSWord and Excel work, checking was'up at Headcase, updating my WebCT site and meeting notes using a bamboo tablet.
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