[dba-Tech] How fast is Atom processor?

Hi Mark

I noticed that Asus has a model with a 7" screen - to me that is comparable to a mobile phone. It's priced here at ~USD 200 so you get what you pay for.
Most machines, however, have a 10" screen which is tiny but acceptable for some but not all serious tasks.

/gustav


>>> marklbreen at gmail.com 06-12-2009 22:09 >>>
Hello Gustav,

I have an Asus and it is great for my 10 year old to play patience, but the
screen is not good enough even for gmail, useless for anything else.

My wife and daughter love it though and one a month, I can check my email on it.

Thanks

Mark



2009/12/4 Gustav Brock <Gustav at cactus.dk>

> Hi all
>
> I'm wondering if the small and cheap netbook machines with an Atom
> processor are useful for any kind of development work? Respecting the small
> screen of course. Or are they just toys for browsing the web and reading
> e-mails?
>
> The info to locate tells similar stories, that it is comparable to an 800
> MHz/1 GHz 130 nm Pentium-M. That doesn't sound impressive compared to my
> slowest workstation with Pentium 4, 2.2 GHz.
> But do any of you have any practical experience with these machines?
>
> /gustav