[F u r u y a]

For 14" notebooks I knew that the best choice would be Sandy Bridge processors.

But for netbooks, I have no clue.

Sandy Bridge too? Which processor models?

AMD Fusion? Which APU models?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Domino]

atom + ion

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16834220805

Fusion, their higher end one (can't find the name right now) performs nearly identical.

 

[F u r u y a]

So Atom+ION or AMD Fusion. Both performs identically regarding performance/watt and performance/price?

Which models exactly?

After google'ing a bit:

Atom N5xx and D5xx; Fusion E-350.

Are these the models you're talking about?

Another question:

Is a netbook with Atom D5xx only (without ION graphics) that worse than one with Fusion E-350? (regarding graphics power of course)

What about Atom D5xx + ION versus Fusion E-350?

Sorry for the many questions.

 

[Rookie1337]

Any Atom without an ION is basically something that can't do much graphically. In Windows I've had them struggle at times to do basic DVD level video.

You don't want a D500 series Atom because that is a desktop processor and will needlessly waste battery life. The N500 series Atoms + ION are the lowest you should go if you want HD playback to have a chance.

As for the AMD side the C-50 is slow for CPU but will easily handle HD playback. The E-350 is the best of "netbook" chips overall if you can find it in a netbook under 12 inches.

However, I find that Nvidia's Pure Video HD decoder and the APIs/programs that use it such as DxVA and VDPAU look the best. That's just my personal experience but it only comes with a bit of tinkering so I doubt it will matter that much to the majority of people.

 

[F u r u y a]

Oh thanks for the explanation.

So "D" for Desktop and "N" for Netbooks. I won't forget that ^^

So the best options for netbook nowadays are:

AMD

• Fusion C-xx
• Fusion E-xxx

Intel

• Atom N5xx + nVIDIA Ion

Please correct me if I'm missing something.

 

[Rookie1337]

Correction:

AMD: C-50 or E-350/360

Intel: N550/N570 + ION

 

[F u r u y a]

Great! Thanks