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I have posted elsewhere on the features of the next generation of netbooks,
http://www.sammymobile.com/plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?9923
but I would like to start a thread on what variations in graphics processors and screen resolution will mean for a user like myself who is not a gamer and primarily uses a netbook for web browsing and MS Office applications. Here are my questions:
Will a higher screen resolution (HD) like what is to be offered for the NC20 and HP 2140 make that much of a difference for those who don’t play games or watch TV on their netbook? I do want to be able to watch short videos and participate in web conferences. I have read elsewhere that HD on a 10″ screen is actually harder to read because the print is typically smaller, is that true?
Will Pineview, which has the same graphics chip as the NC10 and the HP 2140, be any better in terms of graphics? I understand that it is more energy efficient and has a higher memory speed, but won’t the graphics performance be roughly the same? Other threads have discussed the Ion and Trinity chipsets, but will either of these make that big of a difference for the uses I have outlined above?
I guess my question boils down to this – how will a higher resolution and these chipsets improve upon the performance of the N270, and should the average NC10 user or prospective buyer care? In reading articles on the web and posts on this site I still have a hard time deciding if these are major advances or just incremental improvements. The only feature I wish the NC10 had was a PCI card slot, as 3G is not as far along in the US.
Also, will any of these enhancements make a difference make a difference in running Windows 7?I look forward to hearing what everyone has to say.
Pugrider
Great minds think alike:
Pugrider
An excellent interview on Nividia’s future plans.
http://venturebeat.com/2009/01/28/jen-hsun-huangs-quest-to-spread-graphics-beyond-pcs/
Pugrider
This addresses a number of the questions I raised about processors and graphics chips. The N280 may be worth the upgrade, but I would like to see comparisons with the N270 and Via Nano.
http://www.slashgear.com/netbooks-buy-now-or-wait-0232713/
Pugrider
Very thorough reviews on the Ion platform:
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=663.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/158764/handson_with_the_nvidia_ion_platform.html
However, now we need to see how it will compare with the Intel GN40.
Pugrider
Just curious, but is the Ion any different than the ASUS N10J that already comes with a discrete GeForce graphics card? Why is it different?
See these two links. The Ion provides an integrated graphics processor on the same chipset as the Atom. As you will see in these articles, they were not blown away when the discrete Nvidia graphics processor was paired with the Atom N270:
http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/everything-you-want-to-know-about-nvidias-ion-platform-2009024/
http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/thoughts-on-the-asus-n10j-mini-notebook-20090123/
Also, take a look at was has been written about the Asus EEE 1000HE with the new Intel chipset in the “Other netbook” section.
Pugrider
Thanks for the links.
The grammar problems on those articles are a bit staggering. 😀
But other than that, the Ion seems the same as the N10J graphics as described by him, does it not?
I don’t know what “If this can be translated into GPGPU performance through CUDA though, that could change everything” means.
He also says “Performance was good, but it was expensive and most people simply don’t need the graphics power” yet praises the Ion for its graphics power? Makes no sense.
I also disagree with him that the keyboard/touchpad is not that great. While testing it in the store, I found that the N10J has the best keyboard, second only to the NC10 only because the NC10 has a full sized right shift while the N10J is half sized. The touchpad is really good.
So price is a factor to be considered but if they were the same price what is the difference exactly?
Also there’s no option to turn off the GPU right? So wouldn’t that be a decrease in overall battery life?
There definitely seems to be a lot of interesting developments on the mobile front and it will be interesting to see how these products develop. I’m looking forward to a netbook being able to handle the full decoding of 1080p content, including VC1 and H.264/AVC content, enabling them to be used as a portable playback device and also a standalone playback device when connected to a large LCD or plasma display.
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