[Gllug] Netbook recommendations

[Andrew Farnsworth]

To drag this conversation back on track, I would recommend getting one of
the new Acer Aspire One's that have the new dual core dual thread (hyper
threading) CPUs that run a 1.66 Ghz.  These appear to consume more power
than the earlier Atoms (and do) but they have the GPU etc integrated
directly into the CPU die thus eliminating most of the chipset requirements
and thus any power consumed by them as well.  Overall it saves power even
though in a CPU to CPU comparison it consumes more power.

For couch surfing, speed is not that essential except that you will find
that flash is a bit sluggish on the Atom.

Andy
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