PC Thoughts

[andrewducker]

Considering the success of Linux laptops like the Eee, how long until someone brings out a non-x86 variant?

Are there processors out there that would be as faster, cheaper and more power-efficient?

Comments

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

Atom has some interesting competition in Via's Isiah. Both hit at the same time, and Isiah builds on the work Via did with the C-7.

Atom is pretty much Intel catching up with the C-7...

(AMD has a low power Puma in the works too.)

[robhu.livejournal.com]

Didn't Ars recently review the Puma and decide it was going to tank?

[andrewducker]

Not exactly, if you mean this article:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080604-amd-launches-puma-aims-to-gain-ground-in-the-mobile-market.html
They say that it's not low power enough to compete with the Atom - but if that's not the market it's aiming for then it might be ok.

[robhu.livejournal.com]

Which is odd as it's not trying to compete with those. A more interesting comparison would be with the mobile 45nm Core 2s.

[andrewducker]

I agree. That article was just saying that all of the attention is currently on the Atom (and similar) because Eees are so popular right now, so it seemed odd to be competing in a different space.

Personally, I'd say it's best to be competing out of the spotlight, because that's where the spotlight will be _next_.

[robhu.livejournal.com]

Is it really a place out of the spotlight they can compete in? It seems to me that 'low power laptop' is the area they used to try to compete in, but that area is entirely owned by Intel now.