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

[lkcl luke]

On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Gordan Bobic <gordan at bobich.net> wrote:
> On 07/30/2012 01:43 PM, lkcl luke wrote:
>> On Mon, Jul 30, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Gordan Bobic<gordan at bobich.net>  wrote:
>>> 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.
>>
>>   the critical questions that need answering, even if everyone wants
>> that kind of resolution, is:
>>
>>   * part number
>>   * datasheet (this says whether it's dual or single LVDS, and how to
>> power the backlight)
>>   * pricing
>>   * availability
>>
>>   whatever is chosen, then unless there's a separate PCB for managing
>> the backlight and the LCD, everyone will be stuck with the exact same
>> spec for the screen.  so there either has to be consensus on the extra
>> cost for splitting out and making several different LCD I/O
>> daughterboards, or consensus on one and only one LCD.
>>
>>   LCDs are too radically different to be interchangeable.  gordan: you
>> were just damn lucky to be able to upgrade those AC100s!
>
> Not really. The same panel also upgraded the Genesi Efika MX Smartbook,
> and the latter even comes with EDID wired up so it all "just worked" -
> everything picked up the different display res and just ran with it.
>
> Similar for the 2048x1536 panel upgrade in my ThinkPad. If you start
> with the 1400x1050 laptop, the backlight inverter is already up to the
> job. Otherwise you have to replace that part as well (small PCB) for a
> few £ more. No big deal.

 ok - do you remember the part number (of the 1400x1050 screen)?

> Most TFT panels seem to be interchangeable. Not all (for example,
> 1366x768 10" panels are considerably different to the 1280x720 and
> 1024x600 panels for some reason, both physically and electrically, but
> there was only ever one panel of that size in that res available), but
> most will swap just fine.

 ok - so that's good to know.  it'd be helpful to get a list of part
numbers known to be interchangeable.  can you recall what they are?

 l.