Showing posts with label C7-M. Show all posts
Showing posts with label C7-M. Show all posts

Friday, November 27, 2009

Pretty standard but oh so affordable


This small notebook really isn't that exciting, until you here the price. First, the boring bits:

1.6GHz VIA C7-M processor
1GB DDR2 RAM
160GB SATA HDD
10.2" 1024x600 screen
3 cell battery
black finish
Unconfirmed: built in webcam and the usual ports

Told you, not that exciting. But wait! It costs US$ 185!! That's just so cheap! It's called a Phecda PHV102 - Liliputing

Thursday, October 1, 2009

OLPC offers new VIA XO 1.5 laptops to developers


The laptops designed by the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) group have recently had an upgrade from the original AMD Geode processor to a VIA 1GHz C7-M. The specially developed Linux operating system is of course open source and so are the apps the little laptop runs. Before these units are offered to schools and governments around the world, OLPC are looking for developers to help create useful apps and tools. If you've got a good idea and the know-how, you can receive a sample XO 1.5 laptop to work on. - Liliputing

Monday, September 14, 2009

OLPC 1.5 with C7 processor spotted - and played with

We've known for a long while now that the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) netbooks would be getting a VIA processor with their next upgrade. The OLPC learning club in DC has one already and they've published a video comparing it to the previous version. The OLPC 1.0 has an AMD Geode 433MHz whilst the new OLPC 1.5 model has a VIA 1GHz which operates at variable speeds (presumably depending on the application/s being run). - Liliputing If you're wondering why they use a VIA C7-M instead of a Nano, it would be because of a cost vs performance consideration. OLPC netbooks are designed for educational needs of kids in third world countries.

Friday, August 21, 2009

HP 2133 a "brilliant product and a top-buy"

It must be at least a year now since the HP 2133 Mini-Note was released. At least it feels like a year. It was the first really major netbook design, from a household brand name manufacturer, for VIA's C7-M processor. It's still impressing and making headlines.
"The 8.9″ WXGA display of this business notebook comes with a 1280 x 768 pixel resolution. The image quality is something that I can’t miss mentioning. The color is rich, the back-light even, and the contrast crisp; add all of this together you get an awesome picture quality. The display is scratch-resistant and also features a protective coating that keeps glare away."-bestminilaptopreviews