[Arm-netbook] Good netbook based on Cortex-A9

[lkcl luke]

On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Gordan Bobic <gordan at bobich.net> wrote:

>> are 1366x768 ~12" harder to find or notably more expensive?
>
> 12" is a pretty dud size.

  it's a size at a critical a point where the power for the backlight
is still reasonable.

> Very few panels available. 10" goes to
> 1920x1200 now (Asus Transformer Prime HD). The only higher res options
> from there are 15" (2048x1536, 4:3) and 15.4" (2880x1800, 16:10).

 do you have any idea of costings here?  part numbers>

> 10" and 15" sizes also have many different panels available in different
> resolutions. Everything inbetween is poorly supplied and comes with a
> very limited choice of resolutions, and because it's not popular, it
> costs more, too. So why bother? Just because some "large company" wants
> to proceed with their fixation on 14" laptops doesn't mean that those of
> us that are better informed should follow them like lemmings.

 huh.  this is good advice.  actually, the only reason it was 14in is
because that's what they went with almost 2 years ago.

 ... ah, damnit.  of course.  the significance of what you're saying
is beginning to sink in to my tiny brain.

 fricking tablets are f*****g up the supply channels and disrupting
everything.  wow.  no wonder laptop manufacturers are having a hard
time.

 ok.  so.  forgetting them: what size and resolution would people
really want, on here?  (a little bit of research to find part numbers,
a supplier and a part number would be good, here, but can come later)

l.