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Given the "good enough" performance and low power credentials I am really surprised that N100 based laptop is not commonplace. Make a 1440p QHD laptop with 32GB

Given the "good enough" performance and low power credentials I am really surprised that N100 based laptop is not commonplace. Make a 1440p QHD laptop with 32GB RAM it will be selling like hot cakes. The advertised max RAM is 16GB RAM but some say it can takes more up to 64GB.

wwtrv 2y ago
> it will be selling like hot cakes I strongly doubt that. Otherwise premium (by Apple standards at least) or midrange specs laptop but with a slow CPU wouldn't be that popular. It makes sense in a very cheap (< $300) device but add 32 GB of RAM, a decent screen and chassis and it would be competing with significantly more expensive laptops with a proper CPUs. Seems like an extremely niche product.
- teleforce 2y ago
  Personally if they are selling around USD500 - USD600 I will be buying in a heartbeat and I think most people will be buying as well especially in developing countries. The typical specs of the price range mentioned above are FHD and 8GB RAM, both features are a few times worst laptop compared to QHD dislay and 32GB RAM.
  - wwtrv 2y ago
    > Personally if they are selling around USD500 - USD600 > well especially in developing countries. Why? They can already buy a Lenovo/HP/etc. laptop for <500$, FHD and 16 GB RAM (and most in that price range seem to have upgradeable storage/memory). I'm not sure the $50-100 or so saved on the CPU would be enough to significantly improve build quality or a much better screen. The N100 just just doesen't seem to have that many advantages over something like: https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_processor_n100-vs-intel_core_i5_1235u https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_processor_n1... Yes, you get to save 5-15W or so, but you get a much slower chip with a way worse GPU. Still seems very niche.
rincebrain 2y ago
We tried that dance with the netbooks of yore, and people rapidly found that their "good enough" performance was not, in fact, good enough for a lot of interactive use, particularly given that you can't burst power forever on laptop batteries. I'd love to see a rehash of that idea with the performance actually being "good enough", but I think that's probably why vendors have been burned and don't want to explore that form factor space again soon.

wwtrv 2y ago

> it will be selling like hot cakes I strongly doubt that. Otherwise premium (by Apple standards at least) or midrange specs laptop but with a slow CPU wouldn't be that popular. It makes sense in a very cheap (< $300) device but add 32 GB of RAM, a decent screen and chassis and it would be competing with significantly more expensive laptops with a proper CPUs. Seems like an extremely niche product.

teleforce 2y ago
Personally if they are selling around USD500 - USD600 I will be buying in a heartbeat and I think most people will be buying as well especially in developing countries. The typical specs of the price range mentioned above are FHD and 8GB RAM, both features are a few times worst laptop compared to QHD dislay and 32GB RAM.
- wwtrv 2y ago
  > Personally if they are selling around USD500 - USD600 > well especially in developing countries. Why? They can already buy a Lenovo/HP/etc. laptop for <500$, FHD and 16 GB RAM (and most in that price range seem to have upgradeable storage/memory). I'm not sure the $50-100 or so saved on the CPU would be enough to significantly improve build quality or a much better screen. The N100 just just doesen't seem to have that many advantages over something like: https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_processor_n100-vs-intel_core_i5_1235u https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-intel_processor_n1... Yes, you get to save 5-15W or so, but you get a much slower chip with a way worse GPU. Still seems very niche.

rincebrain 2y ago

We tried that dance with the netbooks of yore, and people rapidly found that their "good enough" performance was not, in fact, good enough for a lot of interactive use, particularly given that you can't burst power forever on laptop batteries. I'd love to see a rehash of that idea with the performance actually being "good enough", but I think that's probably why vendors have been burned and don't want to explore that form factor space again soon.