[dba-Tech] How fast is Atom processor?

Hello Gustav,

Yes, it is very small, and not just that, it is also running Linux, which
adds a little interest to the household computers, and it is white, which
also adds some interest for the ladies here.

The kids love it, and it just lays around the house, like a calculator would
lay around, this is what I like about it, and I paid €100 for it, which is
also a great price, if we spill coffee into it, no problem.

I do not have a 10" screen here, but I would prefer to read a technical
journal or even read up on the website of linqpad, rather than attempt to
develop on a small machine.

let us know what you decide on and how you get on.

Of Course, virtual PC-ing into another machine is a really great hybrid
option, where you get the best of most of your hardware platform,

Thanks

Mark





2009/12/6 Gustav Brock <Gustav at cactus.dk>

> 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
>
>
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