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Video Review of Hivision's $100 ARM-Based Android Laptop

Posted by timothy on from the toward-marginal-cost dept.

Charbax writes "The Android laptops are coming. Thanks to cheap ARM-powered laptops made in China, and the latest, most optimized Android software, we can soon buy usable $100 laptops in all the supermarkets. In this video, I test the web browsing speed on the new Rockchip rk2808 ARM9-based PWS700CA laptop by Shenzhen-based Hivision Co Ltd. Web browsing on AJAX-heavy websites is surprisingly snappy, and could only be even faster if ARM11, ARM Cortex A8 or A9 processors were used and if it was configured with slightly more than 128MB RAM. How soon will Google release the $100 Google laptop?"

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  1. Re:Obligatory by future+assassin · · Score: 5, Funny

    But does it fit in a pocket http://hemoblaster.com/ipad.jpg

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    by TheSpoom (715771) Uncaring Linux user here. I have nothing to add to this but please continue. *munches popcorn*
  2. Re:Obligatory by jhoegl · · Score: 2, Funny

    You sir are wrong, how dare you make me look at an ass with a jackass in the pocket.

  3. Re:Other distros? by NemoinSpace · · Score: 2, Funny
    From my half-hearted attempts, it's easier to build up from a net install of Debian than to strip down a highly customized Ubuntu.

    The other argument you can consider is Debian doesn't do shit vs. Ubuntu keeps breaking shit.

    There, now I've pissed everybody off.

  4. Re:A comment by dannycim · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's running Android, not windows, so it's got plenty of memory.

  5. Re:720p playback on a 800x480 screen?? by deniable · · Score: 4, Funny

    800 > 720, so turn it sideways. And now for the humor impaired...

  6. If your gona piss everyone off, do it right. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Im installing Windows Vista on mine

  7. Re:Cheap Enough by Again · · Score: 2, Funny

    [...] Ideally something with a screen that works outside, so I can use it in the park.

    A park you say... I've heard rumors of this place. Please, tell me more.

  8. Re:Interesting, but not the iPad-killer by Thud457 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I thought the iPad was the iPad-killer.

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    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

  9. Re:720p playback on a 800x480 screen?? by bazorg · · Score: 2, Funny
    While we are at it, someone care to enlighten me as to why everytime there is a discussion about blueray, cinema and HDTV Slashdot turns into a whinge party on how HD content all sucks, there is not enough HD content on TV, in the shops, and you'd have to be stupid to spend a penny upgrading your screen; but whenever people are talking about any new computer - or anything with a screen on it actually - there's always someone who wants to play HD films on it?

    same on gizmodo, engadget, ...