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I was under the impression that Atom is weaker than Core-i7
by hasenj 16y ago
I was under the impression that Atom is weaker than Core-i7
- SkyMarshal 16y agoI was under the impression that Ubuntu Netbook Remix only supports Atom. It's the only processor listed in the UNR System Requirements: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements#Ubuntu%20Netbook%20Edition https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequire...
- harisenbon 16y agoI don't know what range of processors it supports, but it does run in LiveUSB mode on my ThinkPad x60 (core2Duo) for what it's woth.
- SkyMarshal 16y agoAtom is still x86, but UNR has made some Atom-specific optimizations to the kernel. I don't know the details, but there may be some partial incompatibilities that prevent it working on some non-atom x86 cpus but not others.
- bilban 16y agoI installed 10.04 netbook edition on an old Dell inspiron, and it didn't grumble. Didn't do any subtle animation effects either, but that wasn't a biggie. Was a little slow flipping between the global menu and other apps which was a bit annoying for a 1.5ghz laptop with 512MB of ram! I was alarmed to see the omission of virtual desktops, and menu integration was a little odd. The person who received their updated laptop appears quite chuffed, given the choice again I would have used bog standard Ubuntu, but I was hoping the netbook edition might have some sensible power saving features.