Netbook or small laptop?
Highly dependent on the benevolence of INTEL, websites reviews tactfully silent about actual performance of Intel Atom processors and the performance of Atom + i945 platforms compared with other single-core solutions to Intel. Objective of our test is to show the real performance of the Intel Atom, compared with the older and would slower Pentium M (Centrino processor). Test machines are: – DELL Inspiron Mini 9 (9-inch netbook with Intel Atom 1600MHz Hyper Threading); – IBM ThinkPad X40 (12-inch mini-laptop with LV Pentium M 1400Mhz (Dothan 2MB) processor); – IBM Thinkpad X31 (12-inch mini-laptop with a Pentium M 1400Mhz (Banias 1MB) processor); – Toshiba Portege R100 (one of the most thin and elegant 12-inch mini-notebooks with ULV Pentium M (Banias 1MB) processor). Laptops are tested with the OS – Windows XP Professional SP3. Before proceeding to the test results and analysis will make a brief overview of mobile machines. DELL Inspiron Mini9 – unlike the prototype of the Netbook from Asus, DELL mobile device is very beautiful, elegant, with an excellent display with high resolution (1024 * 600), which does not need to constantly scroll pages and images. The keyboard is quite comfortable, but obviously not up space for functional butoni.Bateriyata is quite durable (over 3 hours), which is normally a super-economical ATOM. Model has a camera that is binding attribute of the modern laptop / netbook. Mini-machine no hard disk and Solid State “HDD”, which has both advantages and disadvantages. Main drawback is the small size memory. IBM ThinkPad X40 – great micro-laptop, which is extremely lightweight, compact and beautiful. The laptop is not felt as a burden in my hand, but the touch feels robustness of magnesium-titanium components. The keyboard is very comfortable to handle. Available revolutionary for its time Active Protection System – a movement sensor and acceleration, excluding hard disk during the fall and eliminates the possibility for damage to data. Processor is reduced in voltage (Low Voltage), but it is solid Dothan with 2MB cache. Coupled with an extremely economical embedded video of Intel (GMA 900), the laptop is also economical and highly productive. With normal battery earn about 2 hours work. IBM ThinkPad X31 – many materials are described in our website for this model. This is my personal choice for a laptop. I am addicted to H31, and will not now comment on all its merits – the results of the tests will show what is capable of this extraordinary machine, even among those serious competitors. Toshiba Portege R100 – amazingly slim laptop that impresses each witness. Many style, elegance, while a solid performance (metal shell). Perfect keyboard, excellent touch-pod. Strange video system, demonstrating a surprisingly high results. We tested the laptop with a 900Mhz ULV Pentium M, but the low frequency does not prevent comfortable working with this cute machine. We had many adventures in our laboratory while installing OS on a laptop, but the effort was worth – a good display, fantastic design, excellent fast processor and video system.
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