Thread: Is the Intel Atom N450 1.66 GHz CPU sufficient for me?

i think buy terra hd zareason. price limit of $700 can model 2 gb ram, 80 gb solid state drive, , 8 hours of battery life.

concern mother-in-law has hp mini 110, has newer intel atom n455 processor -- , netbook slow molasses.

realize windows 7 starter resource hog. not have solid state drive. (perhaps has accidentally acquired spyware or too, although doubt since husband quite computer savvy , uses netbook.) still worried.

but folks atom n450 1.66 ghz cpu confirm acceptably fast using linux interface, file copying, text editing, ftp, text web page browsing, avi playback, , skype?

please include if using ubuntu 11.04, older ubuntu, or flavor of linux. thanks!

posted davidvs

but folks atom n450 1.66 ghz cpu confirm acceptably fast using linux interface, file copying, text editing, ftp, text web page browsing, avi playback, , skype?

hello, using lenovo s10-3t (2gb ram) with

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sat jun 25 @12:43:16:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo |grep -i name  model name	: intel(r) atom(tm) cpu n450   @ 1.66ghz  model name	: intel(r) atom(tm) cpu n450   @ 1.66ghz

and find performance quite good, better "acceptable". pre-installed windows 7 home basic quite sluggish, ubuntu responsive , smooth.

i'm using ubuntu 10.10 64-bit, , works fine, including video playback, flash, skype , light gaming.

built desktop chip (though 1gb ram), , installed ubuntu 11.04 on that. unity2d (unity/3d didn't run) huge drag, , interface feels sluggish, programs perform well.

assume enough day-to-day needs, try have atleast 2gb ram. graphics card (instead of onboard) should make zippy, if feel performance not enough.

bottom line: i'm happy it's performance, assume need atleast 2gb of ram "modern" operating systems. mine "conventional" sata hdd, ssd, should fly day-to-day work.

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