NeoGen
07-31-2011, 02:45 AM
So... these new low power solutions from AMD have been out for a few months, and it looks like it has somewhat good adoption.
For example, I happened to come across with MSI's WindPad 110W, which is a tablet like so many others out there, but with Windows on it, and I really wish I had $600 to spare right now, because it looks neat!
Check it out here: http://www.msi.com/product/nb/WindPad-110W.html
It is based on the AMD Z01 series APU, which packs a 1GHz dual core CPU, Radeon HD 6250, and has a TDP of 9W or less!
I especially like this tablet because it runs Windows 7, which means I can run anything I want on it! :)
On a different topic I have also been watching the unveiling of several low power motherboards/APU's. one of which that caught my interest... the Jetway JNF81-T56N-LF.
http://www.jetway.com.tw/jw/ipcboard_view.asp?productid=822&proname=NF81-T56N-LF
This one is based on the AMD Hudson E1 platform, which was supposed to be used on embedded devices, but good thing the JetWay guys created a Motherboard for the public. It sports a dual core 1.6GHz CPU, and Radeon HD 6310 graphics, with a TDP of only 18W. What caught my eye on it was that it had 5 SATA ports, plus 1 mSata... I'm thinking this would be awesome to build a small low powered home NAS, say for example with 5x 3Tb HDDs for storage and 1 40Gb mSATA SSD.
What do you guys think of this new generation of (very) low powered devices? :)
For example, I happened to come across with MSI's WindPad 110W, which is a tablet like so many others out there, but with Windows on it, and I really wish I had $600 to spare right now, because it looks neat!
Check it out here: http://www.msi.com/product/nb/WindPad-110W.html
It is based on the AMD Z01 series APU, which packs a 1GHz dual core CPU, Radeon HD 6250, and has a TDP of 9W or less!
I especially like this tablet because it runs Windows 7, which means I can run anything I want on it! :)
On a different topic I have also been watching the unveiling of several low power motherboards/APU's. one of which that caught my interest... the Jetway JNF81-T56N-LF.
http://www.jetway.com.tw/jw/ipcboard_view.asp?productid=822&proname=NF81-T56N-LF
This one is based on the AMD Hudson E1 platform, which was supposed to be used on embedded devices, but good thing the JetWay guys created a Motherboard for the public. It sports a dual core 1.6GHz CPU, and Radeon HD 6310 graphics, with a TDP of only 18W. What caught my eye on it was that it had 5 SATA ports, plus 1 mSata... I'm thinking this would be awesome to build a small low powered home NAS, say for example with 5x 3Tb HDDs for storage and 1 40Gb mSATA SSD.
What do you guys think of this new generation of (very) low powered devices? :)