Although Atom has Hyper-Threading and a slightly higher clock rate compared to Neo, they have some drawbacks: Hyper-Threading may give performance advantages compared to Single-core processors, It’s nothing compared to real dual core processors since HT only emulates a dual core processor.

The atom is also critisized for its weak architecture. It is important to take note that the Intel Atom is half the performance of the Celeron at same clock speeds http://laptoping.com/intel-atom-benchmark.html

I believe that Intel really needs to fix their atom processors to keep in par with the competition: AMD Neo X2. They will have to redesign the atom so it will support dual-core, 64-bit capability, and improve their performance per clock.

AMD Neo is the better choice for now. Intel, I am waiting for what you can throw against AMD.

this is link to their site with a demo video with the specs used
http://www.nvidia.com/object/sff_ion.html

intel atom 230 CPU
1GB ddr3
and the nVidia ION

most available info to date show just the ion le 311 vs the single core u210.

package-wise go for the u210 if you want to save money, go for the 311 for forward-usability as it has more powerful architecture and the u210 is not overclockable (yet?)

then again better netbooks are on the horizon.

save your money.

A few things. Spec-wise, I would go for MSI Wind U210. The single-core Athlon Neo MV-40 performs significantly better than the Intel Atom N280, what more the dual-core Athlon Neo X2 L335 which the MSI Wind U210 has?

One thing to take into consideration is that synthetic benchmarks won’t give you a feel of how much more snappier superscalar out-of-order processors, like the Athlon Neo, are compared to in-order processors, like the Intel Atom. In instances where the benchmarks end up with, say, a 10% or less difference, I guarantee you that the difference in real applications will be huge. Synthetic benchmarks, are, after all, meant to simulate a specific set of instructions given in a specific set of order.

I have to agree though that HP Mini 311′s GPU is significantly more powerful than MSI Wind U210′s. That will soon change when MSI Wind U230 is released which replaces the chipset with AMD’s renowned M780G chipset that offers not only better battery life, but significantly better performance that can easily rival the ION chipset. Lastly, what’s the use of having a gaming GPU that’s bundled with a basic processor aside from playing HD videos?

Looks-wise, however, the HP Mini 311 wins hands down. I also know that HP laptops that carry the HP brand itself are more durable and better built than anything MSI will probably ever sell in the market. The HP Mini 311 should also trump the MSI Wind U210 when it comes to battery life due to the fact that the Athlon Neo is still based on the older, and more power hungry, 65nm SOI fabrication process.

Which one would I go for? Well, the MSI Wind U2310 is available without an OS for less than PhP 22,000. Most Linux distribution now works with out of the box support for even the most exotic hardware (like 3G modems and such) and a multitude of Windows-equivalent applications. You can’t go wrong with OpenSUSE or Mandriva if you want to dive into the world of Linux.

Thanks!

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Newsentry.153+M593890711a9.0.html

http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/nvidia-ion-le-hack-adds-directx-10-support-raises-interesting-q/

FYI

- directx10… what’s it??? what specs difference? DUH ZERO!!!

http://www.nvidia.com/object/picoatom_specifications.html

CPU:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+Neo+X2+Dual+Core+L335

That in mind, it might be good for me to turn my sights back to notebooks, any good recommedations for a 13″ notebook? Aside from the MBP.

So are there any benchmarks for the 9400M LE?

The 9400M will beat the X1270 to a bloody pulp yes, but I don’t think the same can be said about the 9400M LE.

My gut feel says that the two graphics chips are the same in performance. Though I need to see benchmarks of the LE to make sure.

should cuda and stream be considered in this comparison?

AFAIK, with the ION chipset, you get CUDA as well which beefs up to a considerable degree video encoding, (among other things).

i don’t know about the X1270 though.