“They are not so much constraints. We are trying to frame the category that we’re trying to encourage. If you use a netbook with a bigger screen, people expect a standard notebook. The responsive of the system might be disappointing. You saw some people trying to experiment with Atom and a bigger screen and stuff like this. Try to open the system, open more windows. Try to open some more demanding applications, and I believe you will see the responsiveness is not what we were planning for,” said Mooly Eden, vice president and general manager of Intel's mobility group, reports IDG News Services.
But giving them a Celeron M with a 15.4" or 14" screen is ok? People might also think they are getting a laptop when they buy a Celeron M, but they get no Speedstep(EIST), for instance. We're in the 21st century, every laptop should have dynamic clock adjustment.
I get Intel's argument, but only because they refuse to offer 64bit capable dual-core Atoms for the laptop market; hence what you get with an Atom is about half the performance of a 2GHz Celeron M. Give OEMs a dual core Atom and customers get the same, or slightly better, with a lower power budget and longer battery life - with EIST inside. Who would complain about that?
Via Xbitlabs
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