Comments on: ARM launches Sparrow multi-core CPU for netbooks

By: wyscj

wyscj — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:44:58 +0000

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By: foo

foo — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:39:59 +0000

Intel's real-world power usage is still WAY higher than ARM-based systems, so even if ARM develops slower they've still got an enormous advantage for portable computing.

By: Weekly Blogosphere Roundup - February 19, 2009 < The BassLine

Weekly Blogosphere Roundup - February 19, 2009 < The BassLine — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:55:50 +0000

[...] ARM launches Sparrow multi-core CPU for netbooks [...]

By: Texas Instruments enhances OMAP 3 platform for 2010 Mobile Devices | UMPCPortal - The Mobile Internet and Computing Reference Site

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:18:18 +0000

[...] it’s very exciting to be thinking about OMAP 4 and Sparrow, they are a long, long way away from being a reality in a device. More interesting today are the [...]

By: brian

brian — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:22:22 +0000

Nothing really new here. Cortex a9 has been on the roadmap for 2010 for a few years now. ARM moves very slowly with their IP. Yes, at this rate intel will crush them in the netbook arena.

By: Pixel Qi fan in waiting

Pixel Qi fan in waiting — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:40:13 +0000

Power saving chips like these will be perfect with a new power saving Pixel Qi screen (rocking and sock'en). Give it a 3 cell battery, and if you get 12-15 hours of battery with HD speed video, etc. It will be really nice.

Bring it on.

By: BoloMKXXVIII

BoloMKXXVIII — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:50:22 +0000

If there is going to be a market for ARM based netbooks they need to start selling them now, not next year. Give Intel a year notice and they will ramp up the ability of the Atom (or it's replacement) and drop the price. Windows 7 will be out and it will be hard to get any traction in the marketplace. Bring on the ARM based netbooks now!

By: Stevjosco

Stevjosco — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:40:06 +0000

Don't be so sure that Mac OS X won't run on the ARM platform. The iPhone and iPod Touch run a cut down version of OS X on their ARM processors.And we all know how secretive Apple can be; when the switch to Intel was announced, Steve Jobs revealed that there had been an Intel port of OS X since its inception.

I believe that if Apple do make a netbook they will use ARM processors (don't forget they bought PA semi, a company very familiar with ARM architecture, so I'm sure they knew what the future of ARM held in store) and they will proudly claim that their netbook has more power and 20 times the battery life of any other netbook. And now with the launch of Sparrow that might not be too far away. I just hope Apple don't charge too much of a premium for it.