Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:25:44 -0700 (PDT) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] How many people have a U100 or U105?
AMD Geode LX800 processor used in the Kohjinsha SA1F00 series Drystone ALU (MIPS) 810.2879 Whetstone FPU (MFLOPS) 675.4608 From: http://www.synchromeshcomputing.com/doc/EPRS-NewBaseline-LX800-Final.doc --- Pentium 233 in L110: Drystone 406 Whetstone 135 --- The difference in the CPU benchmarks, along with more RAM, faster HD, and faster subsystem will result in a more favorable speed increase of this portable vs the older Librettos. Not an amazing speed difference, but something that'll turtle along for basic email/internet. It's not a bad system - one of the cheapest, lightest, smallest bargains around for a touch-screen + built-in keyboard + modern system. Just know that the CPU isn't a rocket, and Intel is aggressively pushing development to achieve super-low-power CPUs in the next couple of years for microlaptops that actually can run Vista well. In addition, there's the super-mini Sony UX series which has a faster processor, similar touch-screen+keypad features, and is even smaller in size. --- Keep in mind that the lack of a PCMCIA slot means there will be no way to achieve fast wireless cellular lan connections using the typical PCMCIA cards they have. You'll only be able to bluetooth,etc teathered to your cell phone, which sucks up battery life out of your phone like crazy. This can also mean you won't be able to use many PCMCIA available devices, such as GPS navigation, flash memory, etc. cards in these machines. ---- CLoser to the $2000 mark for the other notebooks mentioned earlier, I'd rather get a Panasonic W/R/Y series 2lbs 'regular-shaped' notebook instead. It's one of the few out there that you can sit on (most can handle 100-150kg on it's case!), has spill proof keyboard, etc. Very compact and lightweight for buisness travellers, and a much smarter alternative to squinting. (Or buy 10 $199 notebooks on sale Black Friday at Microcenter.com! =O) (Or a regular $599 duo core Toshiba notebook + $599 32" LCD + $599 Playstation 3 + $400 vacation somewhere....) adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the Yahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/shortcuts/#news
