On 07/16/2015 05:30 AM, Carlos E. R. wrote:
tablets have small cpus >:-}
Small compared to what? Small compared to the computers used by the WW2 era Manhattan Project? Bletchley park? NASA to put man on the moon? Small compared to the 800MHz SFF box with 500M of memory out of the Closet of Anxieties that used to run W/95 but now runs openSuse 12.2 that serves as a DNS/DHCP/RADIUS server. Lets see: my tablet has 3GB RAM; 64GB ROM and a 64GB memory card. It has a 1.9GHz Exynos 5 Octa, that's an 8-core CPU with a built in GPU. Yes, compared to the overclocked Intel i7 + 32G memory of some gamning laptops, its a small CPU. But its about twice the CPU of my Dell desktop. Whether the ARM is a more powerful CPU architecture than massively backward compatible Intel x86, transistor for transistor at the chop real estate level has long been debated. Yes, I admit, the middle east is over-run by scaled down (lesser cpus, only 500M or memory, poor GPU, low resolution displays) that are easting into the business of the established companies such as Apple and Samsung http://www.wsj.com/articles/samsung-apple-lose-ground-to-china-smartphone-ma... <quote src="http://www.gizchina.com/2012/04/07/top-6-ipad-clones-knock-china/"> Low Cost New iPad clone for less than $100 This new iPad clone gets a 9.7inch screen, Via8650 CPU, 256mb RAM, 2-4GB of built in storage and even a front camera all for less than $100! To get the price this low the factory have had to make some sacrfices, one being the Android 2.2 Froyo OS and the second being a rather small 2400 Mah battery! </quote> If these crippled clones are the ones you are referring to then I have a weaker argument. .... or do you mean physically smaller? Yes, and cell phones have even smaller ones :-) -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org