DIY Dual Atom Nettop System
Blog Intel says that the hyperthreading in the Atom causes the Dual CPU to appear as four processors, so that is normal. I didn't even know Intel made a dual Atom CPU, perhaps I haven't been paying enough attention?
[June 5, 2009, 13:41]
Fedora 11
Blog Now, to be fair, this is only an Atom-based system, but as it is a pretty well equipped dual CPU Atom system, I suppose this means that I wouldn't be rushing right out to put Fedora 11 on a netbook. But if you have a netbook, with either an Atom or...
[June 28, 2009, 8:18]
CentOS 5.4 Released
Blog I'm still keeping my dual-Atom CPU Multi-Boot Mini-Server up to date, so I was pleased to see the release of CentOS 5.4 a week or so ago. This is known as the Community Enterprise Operating System, and although it is based on a fresh compilation...
[October 25, 2009, 13:56]
More about Moblin on the Nettop (Part 3)
Blog At the top of the list is Moblin on "Ant", my Dual Atom CPU nettop system. I've got too many "irons in the fire" at the moment, so I need to wrap a few things up. By the way, if you want a good video introduction to Moblin, take a look at Rupert...
[June 18, 2009, 15:22]
Moblin on the Nettop - First Steps
Blog It was recently suggested in a comment to my blog that I try moblin on my Dual Atom Nettop system. I've wanted to look at moblin for quite some time, but had held back because my HP Mini-Note netbooks have VIA cpu and graphic chips, and I've heard...
[June 9, 2009, 11:32]
Creating a Multi-Boot Mini-Server
Blog Obviously, I wouldn't choose an Atom (or even Dual Atom) for a server CPU, but my objective is just to get things loaded and learn about the administration and configuration of such a system. Then I realized that my nettop system, a Dual Atom...
[August 24, 2009, 18:01]
ecoquiet RM ONE 50: a first look review
Reviews Although the 45nm single-core/dual-thread Atom chip has been widely talked up as a CPU for mini-notebooks and even smaller Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), it will also, in its Diamondville guise, appear in low-cost desktops such as the £548...
[June 3, 2008, 13:20]
HP Mini 2140 review
Reviews It retains the aluminium construction and big keyboard, but updates the components to an Intel Atom CPU, adding an accelerometer for the hard drive and a full ExpressCard/54 slot — a netbook first (Lenovo's S10 has a smaller Express Card/34 slot).
[February 3, 2009, 14:34]
HP Mini 2140 - I Get To Try One!
Blog It seems the Dual Core option is enabled to support Hyperthreading in the Atom CPU. There are crucial differences in the internals, though, the most significant of which is the Intel Atom 270 CPU, rather than the VIA C7-M, and their associated chips.
[July 1, 2009, 15:41]
HP Mini 2140 - Strongly Recommended!
Blog The other difference is on the inside, the 2140 has an Intel Atom CPU, Intel 945 GSE Express, Mobile Intel GMA 950 Graphic controller, whereas the 2133 has a VIA C7-M CPU and VIA Chrome 9 graphic controller.
[July 7, 2009, 9:33]
Apple buys processor company, opens whole new world of speculation
Blog While everyone's been assuming that an Atom-powered iPhone was a done deal, and getting used to the idea that MacBooks are just Intel laptops with a different OS, Steve Jobs nipped out the back and bought PA Semi.
[April 23, 2008, 11:23]
More details needed
Talkback The power consumption figures are surprisingly high 48W Atom 68 Nano. CPU AES 4739 I am writing this from dual core 1.9GHz Athlon notebook which maximum consumption is 66W (from AC power adapter).
[February 11, 2009, 16:49]
Intel SSD - details. 32-160GB, production in next 30 days, £400-ish
Blog Comment These SSD's are a big step up from the parallel port SSD architecture they described in June at the ATOM unveiling. Obviously Intel is shooting for the laptop market but the industrial market is a perfect match for the SSDs, especially the newer...
[August 22, 2008, 9:03]
Atom power hits town
Blog Was a bit startled when the system reported two CPUs, as the dual-core Atom is still Very Secret, but then, headslap. We've got our first Atom machine in. Which it can do: with the monitor turned all the way down, it took 44 watts with the CPU...
[May 30, 2008, 17:50]
Good Things on the Horizon - But Use Caution!
Blog So far I have only installed it on the Dual Atom nettop, but installation was easy, it seems to work just fine, and there are, as always, a lot of updated packages - including the latest KDE, Gnome, Xfce and X.org.
[August 4, 2009, 16:05]
Fedora 12 Alpha and The Moblin User Experience
Blog MMS (Multi-Boot Mini-Server, Dual Atom nettop): Installed smoothly, works extremely well, and is overall very nice. ASUS N10J (Atom netbook): Seemed to take a very long time to boot the LiveCD, I had just about decided that it was hung when it...
[September 2, 2009, 9:30]
Netbook platforms: VIA Nano v. Intel Atom review
Reviews Although the VIA Nano delivers better overall performance than Intel's Atom, that's nothing to crow about as both are vastly slower than the dual-core Pentium E5200 desktop chip. Intel's Atom outperforms the VIA Nano in the SinJulia floating-point...
[February 10, 2009, 16:22]
