The future

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So when do you think we'll finally see a "proper" netbook?
And by that I mean Dual Core x86_64, DDR3 with SSD drives.

Kinda fed up that nothing out there is "perfect" as yet

 

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why would you need all that processing power for browsing the net, if you need more power you need an ultraportable, which costs around 4x more for anything decent.

Because I do not need more than a dual core Atom. I do not intend to use a netbook for just web stuff (I would if this country finally got some decent WiFi coverage) but also for some coding on the move when I have time to kill.

You will never acheive this. Once these netbooks arrive you will bemoan the fact that these "Dual Core x86_64, DDR3 with SSD drives" are not yet perfect and will want the Quadcore, DDR4 and Super SSD netbooks.

The latest software will always keep you wanting more.

Thing is though, DDR4 is a good 3-4 years away, DDR3, 64bit and SSD have been with us for a good few years and are hardly new technology.

• Small < 10 Inches
• Light < 1.5 KG

As soon as you start sticking in things like DDR3 and high spec CPU's you loose some of the above advantages.

I do not want a high spec CPU, I want something like the Atom 330 (dual core version - 8W), or ideally something new based on Nehalem architecture scaled down.
DDR3 should improve battery life due to lower power requirement, as would an SSD.


It is annoying me how netbooks are still a good few years behind mainstream

 

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That criteria defeats the whole point of a netbook. The current generation models are proper notebooks - cheap, ultra portable, and finally low power consumption thanks to the atom resulting in high battery life.

Sounds like you want something beyond that like an XPS 1330.

The dual core atom is only 8w, DDR3 uses less than DDR2 and SSD uses less power than normal hdd.