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

[Gordan Bobic]

On 07/30/2012 01:31 PM, Mikael Hreidarsson wrote:
> On 07/30/2012 12:17 PM, Alejandro Mery wrote:
>> On 30 July 2012 13:41, lkcl luke<luke.leighton at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>   but before doing that, we need to define what people would be
>>> prepared to fund!  we have on one extreme end, gordan who loves 15in
>>> 1920x1080 laptops, and on the other extreme we have the 10in
>>> form-factor with *shudder* 1024x600 LCDs.  i think we have enough
>>> sense, collectively, to appreciate that skimping on the screen is bad?
>>> thus a minimum can be set of 1280x768.
>>>
>>>   i'd be inclined to go for adapting a straightforward preexisting 12in
>>> x86 "no-brand" laptop.  12in with a 1280x768 (or 1280x800) LCD is the
>>> right sort of size.  keep the battery the same, so that it can still
>>> be bought off-the-shelf.  still make it possible to take a 2.5in SATA
>>> drive.
>> are 1366x768 ~12" harder to find or notably more expensive?
>>
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> 13.3" displays with 1366x768 resolution are pretty common now and the
> case used in the Mac Airbook clone in the included link
> seems to a standard case that should be available now for others
> manufacturer, it was originally used by Thread Technology
> in Taiwan for their Allwinner A10 Airbook that I have not been able to
> find anywhere for sale
> (not on Alibaba/Aliexpress, not on Taobao.com and not on eBay).
> http://enzo-tech.en.alibaba.com/product/505319236-211946619/Attractive_ultra_thin_OEM_13_3inch_airbook_laptop_computer.html
> Additionally 13.3 LCDs with 1920x1080 are available for those who crave
> FHD displays (they just cost $$$$$ and an effort to source them).

You can get 1920x1200 on 10" panels now. That's what the latest Asus 
Transformer comes with.

1280x720 comes on 5" panels now (Galaxy Note).

Gordan