ASUS Eee PC 1201N: Dual-Core Atom + ION FTW? (AnandTech) [LWN.net]

AnandTech reviews the ASUS Eee PC 1201N. "With a 12.1" LCD running at 1366x768, for me the problem of being too small is addressed. I can comfortably type on such a laptop, though I still prefer full-size ergonomic ("natural") keyboards. The resolution is enough that common tasks fit within the available area. As for the performance, we have moved from a single-core 900MHz Celeron CPU to the first (only) dual-core Atom netbook. With SMT, the Atom 330 is able to work on up to four threads simultaneously, and while we still wouldn't call it "fast" it's certainly faster. The CPU also gets some help in the memory department, with 2GB of DDR2 memory in a dual-channel configuration."

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ASUS Eee PC 1201N: Dual-Core Atom + ION FTW? (AnandTech)

Posted Dec 24, 2009 20:16 UTC (Thu) by sumC (subscriber, #1262) [Link]

Why should LWN readers be interested in a review of a Windows 7 netbook?

ASUS Eee PC 1201N: Dual-Core Atom + ION FTW? (AnandTech)

Posted Dec 25, 2009 20:00 UTC (Fri) by xyzzy (subscriber, #1984) [Link]

Well... how well does Nouveau handle that Ion? Actually, that's a serious question, I'd love a dual core netbook.

ASUS Eee PC 1201N: Dual-Core Atom + ION FTW? (AnandTech)

Posted Jan 7, 2010 4:09 UTC (Thu) by palapa (subscriber, #612) [Link]

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ASUS Eee PC 1201N: Dual-Core Atom + ION FTW? (AnandTech)

Posted Jan 9, 2010 19:21 UTC (Sat) by anton (guest, #25547) [Link]

They actually did not test Nouveau. I also have a little experience with Ion, but did not test Nouveau, either. Another interesting result (about the Atom N330) was that Hyperthreading reduced the throughput in the one benchmark we tried (YMMV).