On 19.05.2012, James Wilkinson wrote:
> I bet that Asus netbook is based on an Atom processor and an Intel
> chipset, and whatever else you might say about Intel (and who doesn’t?),
> they still (mostly) remember the twenty-year-old Pentium lesson that if
> it’s got their name on it, it ought to be reliable.
Q: According to Intel, the Pentium conforms to the IEEE standards 754
and 854 for floating point arithmetic. If you fly in aircraft
designed using a Pentium, what is the correct pronunciation of
"IEEE"?
A: Aaaaaaaiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee!
[SCNR!]
Seriously, I think you're totally right. Pricing these days seems to
follow marketing strategies rather than reflecting quality. Most of
the components are the same, and "fashion" has a big impact on how
much they want to have for a particular machine. E.g. if you want
something that is very slim and looks sharp, you'll have to pay double
the price of a machine containing the same core components, but is
standard sized.
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