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One problem I see is a lot of vendors are putting them on devices and calling them notebooks when really, the CPU is just good for netbook use. Folks on OCN may be aware of the issue but your average Joe won't be. If Amazon, Best Buy, etc lists laptops with this CPU as notebook, then people are going to expect these to be as capable as a regular notebook which isn't really the case. Imho, any laptop with Atom, Brazos or Zacate should be categorized as netbooks instead of notebooks regardless of size.

Which is why the best thing to do would be to research before you click the "buy now" option. rolleyes.gif If the Average Joe person doesn't know any better, then perhaps that's even MORE of a reason as to why researching is the best option before a purchase. rolleyes.gif
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I thought they were meant for netbooks competeing with Intels Atom.
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I thought they were meant for netbooks competeing with Intels Atom.

Unfortunately Asus doesn't know that biggrin.gif
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Unfortunately Asus doesn't know that biggrin.gif

Apparently, neither does Lenovo. I just got a Newegg mailer which listed a Lenovo notebook for $300. When I checked the specifications, CPU was an E-300. rolleyes.gif

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Which is why the best thing to do would be to research before you click the "buy now" option. rolleyes.gif If the Average Joe person doesn't know any better, then perhaps that's even MORE of a reason as to why researching is the best option before a purchase. rolleyes.gif

What of numerous folks who just rely on what the Best Buy sales rep tells them? Or those who rely on advice from friends/relatives/co-workers who aren't quite as up to date when it comes to technology? I always do my research before I buy tech stuff. However, the current practice of marketing computers with netbook/nettop level processors as regular notebooks and desktops is just unacceptable.
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eh, we are going around in circles here, you are both right, on one hand, its absolutely ridicules & unacceptable (as you mentioned) for a "laptop" like the ASUS K53BY to be advertised as "a perfect fit for work and play" the laptop is decent for office work/light media and that's about it. eh, the product is retarded, slapping an E 450 APU brought the whole system down, the CPU can't even keep up with it,s pathetic GPU let alone the dedicated HD6470M onboard rolleyessmileyanim.gif

but, one the other hand, companies has been doing it for years now i don't see it ending anytime soon, average Joe or not, i let my guard down on this one ( reasons mentioned before ) and regardless of being right or not, i got shafted..lesson learned..moving on drunken.gif
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Toshiba have laptops on the Brazos APU too. I know a friend who bought one then went back to his 6 year old Pentium dual core laptop.

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