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..which is clearly more powerful than any Atom CPU out there. Do, your research next time. k?]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/
Netbooks are ultraportable computers - if you cut their battery life in half by using an AMD processor, they simply become useless.]]>Apr 20th 2010 5:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/what's going on? did AMD become magical to?]]>Apr 19th 2010 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/
Things changed when they merged with ATI. Now both ATI and AMD are doing some very interesting things.]]>Apr 19th 2010 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/people are tired of intel GMA, and no one wants to pay the extra $$ for ION]]>Apr 19th 2010 11:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/
A $500 netbook is called a "laptop", and it better have more capabilities than what I am willing to live without in a netbook format.]]>Apr 19th 2010 10:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 20th 2010 5:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 19th 2010 10:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/when will acer release them?]]>Apr 19th 2010 10:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 19th 2010 11:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 19th 2010 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 19th 2010 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/+1
AMD really needs to compete seriously with Intel, their laptop processors are still 65nm technology and still take up way too much power. ]]>Apr 20th 2010 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 20th 2010 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 20th 2010 5:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 20th 2010 5:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/
Oh ok. the Neo in your Zino HD is good, but the Zino HD is a...*drumroll please*...SFF desktop!

All I'm saying is that the AMD procs in laptops *right now* cannot compete with the Intels, mostly in terms of power efficiency, but in raw power at the top end as well. I love their desktop cpus and their great value, however I just wouldn't buy one in a laptop at this point in time. However, if sub-par battery life is your main prerogative, then by all means go for it. I'm not an AMD-hater, just a realist.]]>Apr 20th 2010 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 19th 2010 11:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 19th 2010 11:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 19th 2010 11:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 20th 2010 1:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/
Why is processor power decreasing?

Why are prices increasing?

Wait, somethings not right.]]>Apr 20th 2010 1:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/
Actually, a 1.2GHz AMD K10-based CPU could be faster than the Atom at 1.66GHz.

Atom is an in-order, 2-issue design; K10 is 3-issue and out-of-order.

Not to mention that the GPU on this will mop the floor with Atom. Flash HD should run great, and you will probably even be able to play WoW or older games with lower detail settings. This is more comparable to an ION-based system than it is to a regular Intel-GPU netbook.]]>Apr 20th 2010 3:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/
One day people will understand that Clock speed on different chips are not a direct measure of performance. Different architectures mean different performance per clock cycle.]]>Apr 20th 2010 4:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 20th 2010 2:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 20th 2010 2:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 20th 2010 9:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 20th 2010 9:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 20th 2010 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 20th 2010 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/acer-set-to-launch-amd-based-aspire-one-521-netbook/Apr 20th 2010 2:32PM