Dave Wilson wrote:
Toni Mueller wrote:
It's not like I was in love with x86/amd64, but it's *really*hard* to
go for something else.
Further to this, if anyone is aware of any non-x86/x64 machines which
are of similar bang-for-buck as off-the-shelf PCs, I for one would be
*very* interested to know about them.
An ARM laptop would be especially win :-)
Dave,
The Netbooked website does a good job of keeping up with the latest
developments in netbooks, including those with ARM processors, which are
usually referred to as "Smartbooks". Run a search on "arm" or
"smartbook" to find plenty of articles:
http://netbooked.net/home/
Expect to see more ARM powered netbooks in the coming year. And
eventually I expect, laptops. Asus seems to be slowly re-committing to
ARM based netbooks. Other companies are moving more quickly - I found
the following article:
http://netbooked.net/blog/tegra-powered-mobinnova-smartbook-launches-early-jaunary-2010/
Also, digging around in the "ARM Powered Products" links on the
following page will turn up some smartbooks/netbooks/small laptops:
http://www.arm.com/markets/
Cheers,
Luke Seubert
