Still holding out on your UMPC or Netbook purchase? How about waiting a little longer for a VIA Nano-powered mini laptop? And unlike the VIA C7 processor, the new VIA Nano (previously known as Isaiah) processor actually packs a punch as the following comparison reviews show.
.. While the VIA Nano L2100 processor we tested had a 200MHz, or 12.5%, higher clock frequency than the 1.6GHz Atom 230, it typically outperformed the Atom by more than 15% to 20% in the applications we tested.
It’s clear from our limited testing of the VIA Nano that the company has a strong product at the ready. Virtually across the board, the Nano showed good performance versus its primary competition, and it has a number of other things going for it as well, like pin-compatibility with the established C7 core, an open platform, and hardware acceleration for certain types of encryption. Based on what we’ve seen here today, we hope many of the OEMs currently selling products based on the C7 adopt the Nano and offer products with increased performance. HP’s Mini-Note 2133 in particular comes to mind. The 2133 is one of the more attractive netbooks currently on the market and it would be enhanced significantly by the performance of the Nano processor in our opinion.
Pros:
- Strong performance in its segment
- Relatively Low Power
- OOO Execution
- Audio Encoding
Cons:
- Higher Power Consumption than Atom
- Availability
CNET has reviewed the Sylvania g NetBook and gave it a lowly rating of 5.5/10. Perhaps at US$299, the mini laptop should get a higher score. Here’s what CNET has to say about the Sylvania g NetBook:
The good: Very small and light; on the low end of the Netbook price scale; twice the RAM of other $399 Netbooks.
The bottom line: The tiny Sylvania G Netbook offers decent battery life and can be had for a low price, but it still brings up the rear of the Netbook pack, with a small 7-inch screen, underpowered CPU, and a microscopic touch pad.
When the Sylvania g NetBook was released, it’s selling for around US$400. Now, if you checked the major retailers for the mini laptop, you will notice that the price has fallen between the US$299 and $329 range. Fending off competition or preparing for new products? Probably both.
Check out the new prices at the following online retailers:
The new CloudBook CE1201V from Everex now comes Windows XP Home edition instead of gOS found in the older CE1200V. Other differences include a bigger 1GB RAM, bigger 60GB HDD and of course, a higher selling price of US449. Everex CloudBook CE1201V is available at CircuitCity and TigerDirect.
The Sylvania g NetBook MESO has just been announced and now we have the Sylvania g Netbook MAGNI. The Sylvania g Netbook MAGNI sports a 10 inch LCD, 1GB RAM, 120 GB HDD and comes in either black or white color.
Similar to the MESO, the MAGNI will run on the Intel Atom processor and comes with a choice of Windows XP or Ubuntu Netbook Remix. While the MESO will be available in early August and have prices starting at USD399, its bigger brother MAGNI will be available at the end of August or beginning of September. No news on its pricing yet.
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