On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 11:32 PM, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]> wrote: > I’ve had an atom-based machine. And when compared to another box that had > practically the same disk specs, I could definitely feel the difference just > for simple workstation tasks.
It still might not be the CPU. Maybe the "practically the same" disks weren't as close as you thought, or maybe there's some other bottleneck. I've got an Atom-based Asus Eee PC netbook. It came with an SSD-on-mini-PCI-Express-card that was slower than molasses on writes. Turns out the disk controller on the stock device was pathologically bad for concurrent writes. Upgrading the card -- and thus replacing the disk controller -- was like getting a new laptop. I didn't benchmark it, but browsing the web is ridiculously faster. What before might take 30-60 seconds now takes 2-3. That laptop went from being an amusing toy to being a very useful portable computer. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
