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Old Nov 17, 2008, 02:10 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by lemonadesoda View Post
Integrated dual display is GREAT. You can have the laptop screen showing ONE thing, and the attached monitor or beamer showing something different!

14 USB ports is overkill IMO for embedded! LOL

They should standardise display cache. It's one tiny and cheapish DDR3 chip. Since this is a 2D device, not 3D, they only need 64MB, but will make a big difference to performance. The "option" should be to go 128MB, but not that by default there is 0MB. There is nothing worse than slideshow windows or videos, or window drags that lag. Display cache fixes that.

Odd that they say this is designed for a low power footprint, BUT THEN THEY DONT SAY WHAT (WATT).

If you read the article it states consumption starting at <=15w (when used w/ 8w Athlon 2000+)... So I assume the chipset is <10w...

if this is true this will be better than the atom's package in performance (out of order processing, and total solution cpu+nb consuming less power)
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