Dual-core Atom Processors

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On 07/01/11 12:55, Greg Bair wrote:
> Anyone have any experiences with these processors?  More specifically
> the D510?  A friend and I are having a friendly bet on who can put
> together the best low-power Linux desktop sub-$300 (to be given to a
> local charity).
>
> I found online a forum thread saying 9.10 and 10.04 kernels didn't
> support it.  But another forum thread that said Fedora 12 supported
> it, and I'm guessing that 10.10 probably does too.  A review of one on
> newegg stated that it was perfect for firewalls, but didn't say what
> distro plus I want to use it in a graphical desktop environment.
>
> The small power consumption is very attractive.  And if I can use it, I
> found an Intel mobo + CPU combo on newegg for $80.
>

Writing you with a dual-core Atom on an Asus eee 1201n.

m.

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