TheIdiotThatIsMe
May 1st, 2009, 03:23 AM
Hi guys!
I have been patiently waiting for good ARM based netbooks from Freescale and Pegatron, to run a good, simple, cheap netbook to do some on the go writing and a few other things. But I often also do some light gaming on the go, especially using emulators. However, I know there is not nearly the amount of software for ARM as there is for x86 (ex: Flash).
So I thought I'd ask the community a few questions and their ideas on the subject. First questions first, are there any emulators available for ARM Linux? Right now I use Gens GS and ZSNES for old school gaming (the only actual gaming I really do); nothing like taking Shining Force 2 on the road for several hours.
Also, the main thing causing me to wait is battery life. I'm not sure how expensive a higher cell battery would be for an atom based netbook, and the ARM based ones are supposed to have longer battery life, which would be great for me, as that's the MAIN reason for buying a netbook for me. Will the ARM based netbooks really outshine the atom based ones in battery life by a large margin?
Last question: Is there actually a place where I can keep up on news specifically regarding to ARM based netbooks?
Real Last Question: What are your ideas on the "upcoming' ARM based netbooks?
I have been patiently waiting for good ARM based netbooks from Freescale and Pegatron, to run a good, simple, cheap netbook to do some on the go writing and a few other things. But I often also do some light gaming on the go, especially using emulators. However, I know there is not nearly the amount of software for ARM as there is for x86 (ex: Flash).
So I thought I'd ask the community a few questions and their ideas on the subject. First questions first, are there any emulators available for ARM Linux? Right now I use Gens GS and ZSNES for old school gaming (the only actual gaming I really do); nothing like taking Shining Force 2 on the road for several hours.
Also, the main thing causing me to wait is battery life. I'm not sure how expensive a higher cell battery would be for an atom based netbook, and the ARM based ones are supposed to have longer battery life, which would be great for me, as that's the MAIN reason for buying a netbook for me. Will the ARM based netbooks really outshine the atom based ones in battery life by a large margin?
Last question: Is there actually a place where I can keep up on news specifically regarding to ARM based netbooks?
Real Last Question: What are your ideas on the "upcoming' ARM based netbooks?