http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/ Engadget Comments for ECS' Atom-based G10IL gets more attractive by the minute http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 9:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct.aspx?Manufacturer=ECS&Item=ECSG10IL(PRE-ORDER)&Product=ACF88A2E-FE24-40BA-953A-D06FB4B37407&Category=03222E2A-4C22-4A14-B631-30922A91A1E0 for £395 (£464.13 inc VAT) no idea what they will charge in the States, but if its at the current exchange rate that would be $790 + local taxes]]>Mar 20th 2008 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 21st 2008 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/
]]>Mar 20th 2008 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute//me starts getting horny
]]>Mar 20th 2008 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/
Then it also depends on how you use your laptop, if you are a road runner and use it everywhere, outdoors in particular then a matte screen is the best choice. But if you frequently watch movies and work a lot with images then a glossy screen provides an experience a matte screen can't compete with.]]>Mar 20th 2008 9:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 21st 2008 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 10:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Personally, I could do without the 3G and the 56k modem. I'd like a version without it (unless, of course, it doesn't increase the price that much).
]]>Mar 20th 2008 8:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/
:D]]>Mar 20th 2008 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/

It has all the baseline features I need to replace my 7 year old Dell Inspiron 8200.

I don't need a quad core in my laptop that I'm just going to surf, log into my work server, and do Word/Excel.


Battery life is also important to me in a laptop. My Dell has dual battery slots for 6hours+ on a single charge. What's the battery time here.


I don't understand all these small laptops. Why not stick a real battery in these things. So what if it's a little bigger, when the battery dies, it's just a heavy paperweight no matter how "light" it is.]]>Mar 20th 2008 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/03/19/awardwinning_ecs_netbook_expected_in_april.html

]]>Mar 20th 2008 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/
But just for the sake of being absolutley, completely, repetetively redundant - it's success will hinge on price.]]>Mar 20th 2008 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/
]]>Mar 20th 2008 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/
The vertical resolution is just killing me sometimes, even with all sorts of hacks.]]>Mar 20th 2008 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/
But I think this is really a flagship for better mobile processing. AtomCPU is relatively new [unless you count the 2-5 years Intel has taken to design, test, and get it to a stable enough state to ship it] and has much potential I'm sure, but I think this is leaning more toward mobile devices such as cellphones, handheld gaming devices, mp3 players, etc., but you and I know just as well that there's always a company that will shove anything into a laptop just to get the word out. Beta testing just isn't enough sometimes. A company really needs the product to be on the market for a year or so used by people that are really pushing it to the limits of its capability, that send in bug reports, that call tech support, that blow up their neighborhood block because an atom split in their cpu., etc.

So, no, the Atom cpu is not on par with any current technology. Not really anyway. And more importantly, not YET.

I'll wait a couple years for the real potential of this chip to come full circle before considering. Besides, I just built a brand new AMD dualcore monster, so I'm all set. :D]]>Mar 20th 2008 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/
I'm cool with giving up performance as long as there is a reasonable trade off like massive battery life improvements and heat reduction.]]>Mar 20th 2008 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/

GIVE ME THAT SH!T]]>Mar 20th 2008 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/

sorry, no one said it yet. Dude, forget having my attention, it can have my 1st born it the battery life is 4+ hours with the 6 cell in real world use.

sorry 1st born.]]>Mar 20th 2008 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 20th 2008 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 21st 2008 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/
CPU Diamondville

Chipset Intel 945 GSE (w/o S-Video) + ICH7M

OS Windows XP/Linux

Memory Slot 1 slot up to 2GB

LCD Size 8.2"/10.2"

Webcam 1.3 mega pixel CCD

Storage HDD/SSD

Battery 4 cell/6 cell

Dimension 259 x 180 x 28.5 (mm)

http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/NewsRoom/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=1133&MenuID=13&LanID=0
]]>Mar 21st 2008 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 21st 2008 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Mar 21st 2008 4:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/20/ecs-atom-based-g10il-gets-more-attractive-by-the-minute/Apr 13th 2008 9:54PM