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Ultimate is best if you need the extra services for work etc etc. Home premium is as good if not better for home use. I will be going for home premium as I have no need for the extra bloat ultimate offers.
Windows 7 Starter Edition - Is It Really That Bad?
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Is this the one you're talking about?
Intel Atom is the brand name for a line of x86 and x86-64 CPUs (or microprocessors) from Intel, previously code-named Silverthorne and Diamondville processors, designed for a 45 nm CMOS process and intended for use in mobile internet devices (MIDs), smart phones and ultra-mobile PCs meant for portable and low-power applications. Ultimately, it ended up being a preferred processor for netbooks. Because they were targeted for low power consumption rather than performance, the Intel Atoms benchmark significantly lower than processors designed for laptop and desktop use. The rough benchmark used by Intel is that the Atoms have about "half the performance" of a Celeron 430 1.8 GHz processor
Sounds pretty lame to this old dog! I've spent the past 29 years trying to squeeze every last ounce of performance out of every computer I work on.
I think I could get more performance out of my old C-64 than that Atom and Mini win-7.
It sure doesn't sound like a top-seller to me.
Fear not.....before the ink is dry on the full and final release of Win-7, it will be available for FREE, all over the internet. XP is, Vista Ultimate 64 is, and so forth. Sorry B.G., but that's just life in the fast lane.
The Atom may be just fine for a programmable refrigerator, Microwave Oven or a Mr. Coffee, but I sure as heck don't want one in my personal computer.
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While I would never (and COULD never) use that OS with that limit, there are some that would.
What you guys are missing is the old market. Older people (like my parents) who only do a few things at a time on a computer, like check email, and go on the web. That's only two apps..... While people like us (almost by definition) and younger people (me), could never live with that, there are plenty that could.
~Lordbob
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Hi there
Oh well just keep XP or even a Linux distro on it.
Actually a 1GB RAM netbook can run the RC quite nicely -- can even play a DVD OK as well (or a DVD ISO image since there's not usually a built in DVD device).
They are quite good for even running Office 2007 as well.
The 3 application idea is just crazyness.
I'll bet the CEO that thought of that one had just been using some of this.
Cheers
jimbo
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Hah, actually, that's not entirely true, but I'm not talking about an arm processor running windows 7 :) I'm talking about atom processors not entering into the small electronic market. right now arm processors own 98% of the cell phone market and 3/4 of the 32 bit market is ARM processors. This is because an ARM processor in a phone, or MP3 player etc is all you need. You don't need a full blown atom processor which is 20x the price for small electronics which just decode mp3, or just deal with the temperature in your house, or your remote control etc etc etc...
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Point taken, fakeasdf!
Well, I went a little too overboard when I said MP3/MP4 players and DVD players!
The Atom is great, I think, because it seems to offer huge computational power in an unusually small package.
While it may not replace ARM everywhere, Mobile phones (high end), PDAs, Windows Mobiles could actually use Atom for a phenomenal speed boost.
Having said that, I really have no idea of the computational power and/or the power usage of ARM processors, and I also totally agree with you that the Atom's just too expensive at this point of time.
But, as I originally stated, Atom is the future and not the present!
Cheers!
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Yes. I think they are missing an entire market all together. The entire population of PC users are not power users.
What about your kid? Does MySpace need three applications? 1.) Firefox. 2.) Multi-messenger 3.) iTunes. Looks like everything a kid does.
What about grandma? 1.) Email application or email on the browser. 2.) Microsoft Office 2007. 3.) ??? (Don't really need that one do they?)
How about schools? Cheap licensing (maybe even free) means school can afford to upgrade. 1.) Microsoft Office 2.) Internet Browser 3.) Possibly Windows Media Player (if it applies to the task at hand)
I am only using three programs right now. 1.) Firefox 2.) iTunes 3.) Thunderbird. Oh wait 4.) Windows Fax and Scan (however this is a system utility that can be run without the limit).
I don't think Starter Edition would be that bad. It will come OEM anyway. I think if Windows Starter Edition was free, it would be a hit. A legal free Windows OS. That would gain Microsoft some good karma. I only use Vista/Seven Ultimate because I like the way it sounds. Makes me feel more secure, although the differences between Ultimate and Home Premium aren't that much. Home Premium just sounds like something I would put on a HTPC.
EDIT: Atom coupled with NVidia ION graphics are the future. Check out the Acer AspireRevo. http://hothardware.com/Articles/Acer...NVIDIA-Ion-PC/ I'm thinking about waiting for this to make a CarPC.
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Too basic
I installed the Starter Edition today on an Dell D630 laptop. Although I can see how for a low end netbook type device this may be useful, it was just too basic for my liking. One of the 1st things I do when I setup a new system is right-click the desktop and pick "personalize" in order to add the "my computer" icon and tweek the theme. I was surprised to find the entire "personalize" menu option missing.
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