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I am currently considering an ultraportable laptop or super-netbook as these sometimes seem to be branded. It seems there are currently two main competitors using the AMD Fusion platform in this market are the moment. The Lenovo S205 and the HP DM1. I really like the look of the Lenovo and it seems to have good build quality and looks good. However the HP is also tempting me due to slightly better specs offered on their updated model.
Lenovo S205
AMD E-300 (1.3 Ghz)
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Memory: 3GB
Hard drive: 320GB
HP DM1
AMD E-450 (1.65 Ghz)
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit
Memory: 4GB
Hard drive: 320 GB
There are some problems with both models. Most obviously is a 4GB machine running 32-bit Windows which is rather pointless so this is the major drawback of this particular HP. On the plus side it runs the more powerful E-450 which utilises full 1333-DDR3 memory rather than the Lenovo's slower E-300 which is limited to 1066-DDR3 memory. The Lenovo does have 64-bit Windows though but is not able to take advantage of it since it only has 3GB RAM anyway.
So between these particular models, which is the better option?
Lenovo S205
AMD E-300 (1.3 Ghz)
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Memory: 3GB
Hard drive: 320GB
HP DM1
AMD E-450 (1.65 Ghz)
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit
Memory: 4GB
Hard drive: 320 GB
There are some problems with both models. Most obviously is a 4GB machine running 32-bit Windows which is rather pointless so this is the major drawback of this particular HP. On the plus side it runs the more powerful E-450 which utilises full 1333-DDR3 memory rather than the Lenovo's slower E-300 which is limited to 1066-DDR3 memory. The Lenovo does have 64-bit Windows though but is not able to take advantage of it since it only has 3GB RAM anyway.
So between these particular models, which is the better option?