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rasberry Pi (ARM chip computer)
vinceASPECT:
i see
are you not allowed to discuss prices and gear on the forum?
i don't know about Lenovo....sounds likeyou got a good deal.
The chinese one is not like netbooks. It has a 13.3 inch screen and stuff.
200e means 200 euro?....287 dollars.....hmmm
i think, if you don't want to spend much then a "used" laptop off ebay is
a great buy...... if you can collect it and check it.
As for new computers....prices like your Lenovo price seem excellent.
I certainly think Macbook Airs are a joke in the UK. $1600 dollars in the UK.
(i even know of Macbook air Clones with 10.2 inch screens and arm chips
at $149.)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120698736121&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_6368wt_821
V.
vinceASPECT:
Yes
Are those e-350 APU chips giving the same performance as nivida graphics chips?
i mean, are they completely compatable and give the same performance as other machines containing dedicated nvidia graphics chips?
thanks
V.
curaga:
--- Quote ---are you not allowed to discuss prices and gear on the forum?
--- End quote ---
You are, but I was offtopic in your thread (ARM vs x86) ;)
--- Quote ---Are those e-350 APU chips giving the same performance as nivida graphics chips?
--- End quote ---
The integrated Radeon graphics are equivalent to Nvidia/ATI low-end, HD5450 or 8500GT. Much better than the Atom graphics, which is all that is needed at this level.
Why I picked AMD instead of Atom are mainly better cpu/gpu performance, 64-bit, and virtualization. Most Atoms do not do 64, and no Atom supports virt.
vinceASPECT:
Hello
i see.
Yes, i did not realize atoms can't do virtualistaion. Does that mean you can't
run Virtualbox on an atom chip? (hmmm...seems odd).
I have been looking at laptops to help a girl who needs a new laptop. She is
unsure and when i looked into it, it can get quite tricky.
The best i have seen is triple core machines from AMD. Price versus performance
wise...but these chinese things are also interesting.
She was about to spend 1000 dollars before i made her realize
that this is not needed.
I was reading about "hyperthreading" . Many intel chips have HT
and it seems to be a good advantage if the tools you use are multi thread tools
like say CHrome Browser. I believe that a quad core intel chip shows as 8
cores in task manager.
AMD don't seem to have an alternative to hyperthreading other than the
low price they instead offer. Which is good enough...really.
I looked at the new "8 true cores" Zambezi desktop chip from AMD. It is
roughly 360 dollars and will run at about 3.2ghz per core. It looks like a
good step forward in home computing for low price.
The sister of the Zambezi chip is for servers and is called the "interlagos" chip and goes into server boards with 2 seperate slots (2 seperate chips). Giving a total of 32 cores....but i am not sure if 16 of those are hyperthreaded virtual cores.
The AMD chip you have, seems very good. e-350
i will keep checking.
V.
curaga:
--- Quote ---Yes, i did not realize atoms can't do virtualistaion. Does that mean you can't
run Virtualbox on an atom chip? (hmmm...seems odd).
--- End quote ---
You can, but it will be very slow, software emulation only.
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