Shuttle XS29F: Is VIA's Nano Processor Powerful Enough?
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When Shuttle announced its XS29F several months ago, we were told it would bring complete silence to desktop computing (along with its alternative applications, such as a file player for home theaters).
But it was the Mini-ITX fanatics and VIA faithful, rather than Shuttle, who made these claims, and the manufacturer itself provided only a short list of specs for this Nano U1700-powered “nettop” computer--the desktop equivalent of a netbook.
When you're talking about portable computing, the name “netbook” implies a simplified notebook designed expressly as an Internet terminal. Applying the same low-power, reduced-performance technology to desktops allows Shuttle to build its tiny XS29F without any fan whatsoever. Adding your choice of a solid-state drive (SSD), rather than a traditional notebook hard disk drive, can make the system a completely silent space-saving machine perfect for use in noise-sensitive areas like libraries, hospitals, and audio labs.
Today we’ll compare the completely silent XS29F to the virtually silent Intel Atom-powered X27D. We’re already extremely familiar with the Atom’s capabilities, but is the Nano U1700 in the same performance class? More importantly, is it fast enough for typical “office duty” workloads, such as document editing and the viewing of Web content?
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Why not using the 1.6Ghz Nano XS29 to do a fair test angainst Atom330?
http://gadgets.boingboing.net/2009 [...] oon-1.html
So you compared a 1.6Ghz Atom and a 1.8Ghz Xeleron against the 1.0Ghz VIA NEO and found that the Intel cpu's won?
Congratulations ...
You should be comparing apples to apples.
Pick a faster NEO chip to compare ... like a 1.6Ghz NEO.
I think you will find based on the benchies that it will win hands down on power and efficiency.
This is strange review!
VIA Nano U1700 fanless have only 1.0GHz and this is single core processor (1 cores, 1 threads)
Intel Atom 330 is dual core processor with 1.6GHz (2 cores, 4 threads).
Intel Celeron 430 1.8GHz is single core processor (1 cores, 1 threads).
Four Mobile Processors Compared
http://www.viaarena.com/four-mobil [...] 6&MCatID=2
VIA Nano v teste „jednašestiek“ (update 01.06.2009)
http://www.extrahardware.cz/forum/ [...] =38&t=5912
Recenzia (Review): Lenovo IdeaPad S12 s VIA Nano U2250 1.3+GHz
http://www.extrahardware.cz/forum/ [...] =38&t=8166
Good to see our Intel-sponsored "friends" at Toms are an equal-opportunities discriminator - they're just as happy cutting off Via at the knees to try and flog a few more pieces of Atom tripe as they are with AMD.
It's a comparison of low power cheap computers of similar price - it isn't meant to be comparing like for like. Sheesh!
Well I thought it was an interesting article.
I'm building a carputer, and these boxes caught my eye...
I don't think I'll bother with less than a Core 2 Duo, given I will have DAB, DVB-T, GPS navigation software, and Winamp running.