News - Advent announces ultra-thin Altro notebooks

[HEXUS]

MacBook Air-like notebooks to launch exclusively at DSGi stores later this month.

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[kingpotnoodle]

Not terribly much more powerful than the average Netbook then really... not enough to mean tasks impossible on a netbook are suddenly possible anyway...

[MSIC]

But remember that even a celery thrashes an atom, in terms of raw cpu power.
SuperPi and others.
Plus you've got 3 Gig, verses a netbook's typical 1, so i'd say this looks great.
I'd agree however that you wouldn't want to use it as a primary editing machine, however it should be fine for tasks like 720p video decoding, which Atom's tend to struggle with.
Couple it with Win7, which should run a treat on it, and you've got a £600 stylish (relative) bargain, depending on screen size & resolution.
For me personally, a great compromise of portability & usability is around the 11.5 to 13.5 inch range, with at least 1200 x 800, preferably higher.

[Will Smith]

Wether or not the components are better than a typical netbook are irrelevant. The fact remains it's an advent that everyone should avoid at all costs!

[Funkstar]

I don't know, it is mighty tempting.

I also say the new Dell 11z announced over on that very popular gadget blog. Not in Europe yet, but at $399 it could be a bit of a bargain for people wanting a bit more than a Netbook, but not wanting to spend crazy money on a traditional ultraportable from Sony etc.