Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

VIA Introduces A New Laptop Motherboard

Posted by timothy on from the treasuring-diversity dept.

arrasmith writes "It looks like there is going to be an upgrade to that non-expensive $800 Linux laptop. VIA just came out with a new laptop motherboard based on the faster Nehemiah core for the C3. You can get all the specs at the Antaur homepage. If they stay near the $800 cost I can see this one selling pretty well. And they would have a great mobile media system if they added a hardware DivX decoder on top of the hardware DVD decoder. :) And now that the Linux drivers are starting to mature and the sources are finally starting to come out, by the time this is released to the U.S. market it should be a great little Linux laptop."

4 of 211 comments (clear)

  1. Neither does... by siskbc · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...an abacus, but I'm not going to use one in an $800 machine.

    --

    -Looking for a job as a materials chemist or multivariat

    1. Re:Neither does... by ysyi · · Score: 5, Funny
      It's not a "sub-notebook". The Dell you mentioned weighs about 2.5 times as much (2.9 vs 7.22). Well, the point I'm trying to make is: CAN YOU IMAGINE A BEOWULF CLUSTER OF THESE?!@#?! WELL, CAN YOU?!

      *ahem*

      Don't have too nice a day.

  2. Re:Who needs hardware DivX... by Sloppy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I just use a green marker on the edges of my G400 card.

    --
    As copyright owner of this comment, I authorize everyone to defeat any technological measure which limits access to it.
  3. Re:Who needs hardware DivX... by po8 · · Score: 2, Funny

    You know what's funny, I used to think 70 or 75 was a good solid refresh rate. Now that I run 85hz, I can see the flicker at 70 and every now and then at 75.

    Keep squinting, friend. Soon you will see the fnords.