[citation][nom]jimmysmitty[/nom]You forget Atoms main design goal, low power consumption.Cedar Trail is 32nm, current is 45nm, has a integrated GPU that will fully support Blu-Ray 2.0 and full 1080P. It will also sport DP, enable much lower TDPs that can allow a fanless design and as well longer battery life.[/citation]
did THG do any review on atom cpu? i dont have any impression.
as an end user, i only care the value the new netbook can bring me, whether the new netbook meet my new need. i looked at wikipedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_atom
The Pineview platform has proven to be only slightly faster than the previous Diamondville platform. This is because the Pineview platform uses the same Bonnell execution core as Diamondville and is connected to the memory controller via the FSB, hence memory latency and performance in CPU-intensive applications are minimally improved
and i trusted it, i would not spend money to test myself. how intel market their "new" product is their issue, as a user i only care what change this new cpu can bring. my current netbook cant last long after unplugged from power outlet. all mobile devices face this same problem: notebook, netbook, tablet, phones.. i don't think this new atom can have big achievement.
on the wiki page it said ,
performance of a single core Atom is about half that of a Pentium M of the same clock rate if there is greater increase in mhz figure, i expect it has greater advancement, it's normal for most users