Alex Snow <alex_snow at gmx.net> writes: > Would personally rather something that's not x86 if I was going to put > together a sub-laptop linux machine. Seems the smaller/slower > imbedded processors like strongarm are far better on heat and power > consumption. Especially since it would most likely just run a simple > console maybe with a menu system thrown on top the slower processor > wouldn't matter so much. Yes, that's true. Personally, I like RISC machines. The main advantage of x86 IMHO is the availability of precompiled binaries. Plus, I can compile something on my home system, and use the binary on my laptop, without resorting to a crosscompiling toolchain. -- Chris
