Comments on: Forrester Research: Netbook V2.0- Better Than Laptops? http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/10/forrester-research-netbook-v2-0-better-than-laptops/ Using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:47:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: HereAndNow http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/10/forrester-research-netbook-v2-0-better-than-laptops/#comment-61024 HereAndNow Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:24:38 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37576#comment-61024 I think AMD may be suggesting a more logical way to segment the mobile computing market, that may lead to something like the following: 1. Ultra-light PCs - "thick" OS (Windows, OS X, Ubuntu, ...) - typical desktop usage (office apps, image & video editing, ...) - CPU architecture: x86 - primary sales channel: retail stores 2. Netbooks/Smartbooks - "thin" net-oriented OS (Android, Moblin, ...). - fast boot, fast run-time, always-on operation - super long battery life - touch-optimized UI - smartphone functionality (phone calls, SMS/MMS, LBS, etc.) - CPU architecture: x86 (Atom),ARM,MIPS - primary sales channel: mobile operators I think AMD may be suggesting a more logical way to segment the mobile computing market, that may lead to something like the following:

1. Ultra-light PCs
– “thick” OS (Windows, OS X, Ubuntu, …)
– typical desktop usage (office apps, image & video editing, …)
– CPU architecture: x86
– primary sales channel: retail stores

2. Netbooks/Smartbooks
– “thin” net-oriented OS (Android, Moblin, …).
– fast boot, fast run-time, always-on operation
– super long battery life
– touch-optimized UI
– smartphone functionality (phone calls, SMS/MMS, LBS, etc.)
– CPU architecture: x86 (Atom),ARM,MIPS
– primary sales channel: mobile operators

]]> By: Luscious http://jkontherun.com/2009/06/10/forrester-research-netbook-v2-0-better-than-laptops/#comment-60948 Luscious Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:49:56 +0000 http://jkontherun.com/?p=37576#comment-60948 This has been my same exact view all along. The advent of Intel's Pineview and Medfield platforms along with the relaxed requirements of Windows 7 will bring netbooks up to the same functionality and basic performance as any notebook out there. Indeed, the ability to squeeze today's sub-$1000 notebook performance into the netbook portability factor while maintaining functionality has been something that was bound to happen. It was never a question of if, but when. At the extreme opposite of the scale, however, I simply could not pass up a full-spec M17x from Dell to get my serious work done. That notebook, in the true sense of the word, is the most powerful and impressive notebook I have seen in the last 5 years. This has been my same exact view all along. The advent of Intel’s Pineview and Medfield platforms along with the relaxed requirements of Windows 7 will bring netbooks up to the same functionality and basic performance as any notebook out there.

Indeed, the ability to squeeze today’s sub-$1000 notebook performance into the netbook portability factor while maintaining functionality has been something that was bound to happen. It was never a question of if, but when.

At the extreme opposite of the scale, however, I simply could not pass up a full-spec M17x from Dell to get my serious work done. That notebook, in the true sense of the word, is the most powerful and impressive notebook I have seen in the last 5 years.

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