Comments on: Report: Windows XP runs (almost) perfectly on the HP 2133 Mini-Note

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:43:08 +0000

Yeah, but that was a limited raft of benchmarks without any details about actual performance in actual production machines. Until we see real computers with the Atom processor hit the shelves, I'm going to reserve judgment. But I'm starting to think there's no way the new chips are going to live up to the hype.

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:40:35 +0000

Brad, you linked to benchmarks! The VIA Isaiah was very impressive, kicking the butts of both the Atom and the Celeron.

Of course, it'd be nice to see how the Isaiah compares to a Core Duo (or is that Duo Core … wtf, you know what I mean).

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:43:08 +0000

Yeah, but that was a limited raft of benchmarks without any details about actual performance in actual production machines. Until we see real computers with the Atom processor hit the shelves, I’m going to reserve judgment. But I’m starting to think there’s no way the new chips are going to live up to the hype.

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:40:35 +0000

Brad, you linked to benchmarks! The VIA Isaiah was very impressive, kicking the butts of both the Atom and the Celeron.

Of course, it’d be nice to see how the Isaiah compares to a Core Duo (or is that Duo Core … wtf, you know what I mean).

By: iSheep

iSheep — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:50:41 +0000

No surprise there. I think the reason Asus is bullish about XP is the reaction people had when XP performed so well. on the 701.

I feel bad for the Linux Bolsheviks who thought the ULPC platform would be the way into the consumer desktop. Sorry fellaz…not happening.

By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:31:38 +0000

I’m not 100% convinced that the Isaiah or Atom processors are going to be as impressive as everyone is hoping. While they’ll certainly help with battery life due to lower energy consumption, they’re not really built for performance. And as more and more people start buying ultraportables, they’re going to expect some performance.. not necessarily Desktop performance, but at the very least the ability to multitask.

As for the OpenSUSE thing… yeah, I won’t know for sure until I get my unit, but it sounds like HP just decided to throw any old Linux OS on there to keep the price low and make the Mini-Note look like an Eee PC killer. Asus, on the other hand, spent months designing a Linux interface specifically for the Eee PC. I’m not really a big fan of the Easy Mode Xandros interface, but I appreciate that Asus was thinking out of the box when they created it — and designing a computer that works perfectly out of the box while they were at it.

By: Mike Cane

Mike Cane — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:26:12 +0000

Everyone has suddenly gotten either Asus Envy or Asus Fear.

It's clear now that hp rushed this to market in so many ways:

1) VIA instead of Atom
2) SuSE setup sucks
3) No SuSE support on their website
4) Another month for XP (although this might be MS's doing; as I've linked on my blog, MS is apparently doing their own nLited version of XP for LCPCs, and hp might be waiting for that)

And because hp jumped the gun, Asus jumped too by putting out the 900 with Celeron again instead of the planned Atom.

I'd still like to know why the MSI Wind looks *so much* like the hp Mini -- especially down to the "revolutionary" hinge!