New Commodore 10" netbook looks like a C64 laptop!

[stevil2k]

spihunter wrote:
I cant tell if I like it or hate it

Looks like a toy from the 80's:

Commodore 10" netbook

I kinda like the retro look of it. I saw the same article about 2hours after getting an Acer Aspire One 150, If I had seen this first then I would have probably bought it.

Saying that tho, I think I would feel cheated about having a Commodore branded x86 laptop. Commodore to me means C64 and Amiga. The Commodore logo would just be a novelty.

[the_leander]

downix wrote:

While yes, it is performance wise similar to the Atom, consider that the Atom is a brand new CPU, while the C7 is having a replacement coming out soon.  But you are right that the Chrome is the weak spot, but made up for with Vinyl IMHO.  For a netbook, I'd sooner have better sound than video.

The thing is that the Chromes being a weak spot in terms of a desktop is pretty much irrelevant when it comes to a netbook with a screen resolution of around 1024x600. It's also why I made the point about hd content, not to say it couldn't do it, but rather that it'd be somewhat pointless given the screensize.

downix wrote:
Incidentally, the VIA solution can handle HD video.  I've done it.

Nice  :-)

downix wrote:
if the price is not so bad as I'm seeing ($600+, ouch!) I might consider this over the Dell or Sylvania netbooks I've been eyeing.

At that sort of price point you're into MSI wind and EeePC 1001 territory, but given that both are 10 inch screens verses the 901's 9 inch screen, there is a somewhat understandable jump in cost.

That being said, at that end of the market it had better have every bell and whistle going, not to mention 7+ hours of battery life (as the Eee 1001 does) if it hopes to compete.

[Ilwrath]

Yeah, this is basically (yet another) EeePC competitor.  Overall, it doesn't look like a bad little system... Maybe a bit overpriced, but a lot of systems look that way compared to the Eee line.  

As for VIA...  My only experience with them was on an AMD motherboard chipset.  I used to think motherboard brand mattered more than chipset brand.  After owning an ASUS A7V board with a VIA chipset, I changed my mind regarding that assumption.  Now, I research which chipset I want.  :lol: