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Originally Posted by ninetynine
For anyone who has a Classmate Convertible,
How is the heat? I've read that it gets surprisingly hot for having an Atom.
How limiting is the resolution? Can you still work on Excel sheets?
How does it do at playing flash videos? Can it do Youtube Fullscreen HQ? Or Hulu HD?
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I agree with all pphilipp's comments but ask you to keep in mind the following. You shouldn't try to compare this type of PC with a desktop. It should be compared with other touch-screen laptops. Here are some hands-on comparisons.
Dell XT: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo ULV U7700; 2GB RAM; 12.1" 1280x800 Display and 1920x1080+ External Display;
Mirus CT9W7: Intel Atom 270 1.6GHz; 1GB RAM; 8.9" 1024x600 Display and 1920x1080+ External Display
Fujitsu B2630: 900 MHz Pentium III; 256MB RAM; 10.4" 1024x768 Display and 1920x1080+ External Display
HP TX1000: AMD Turion 64 X2; 2GB RAM; 12.1" 1280x800 Display and 1920x1080+ External Display
Temperature: The Dell XT runs slightly warm to the touch, the Mirus CT9W7 is warm, the Fujitsu B2630 gets very warm, and the HP TX1000 can burn you.
Excel: Excel looks great on the XT, fine on the B2630, good on the CT9W7, and good on the TX1000.
Video: Full-screen Youtube looks great on the XT, fine on the CT9W7 (some frame drops), fine on the TX1000, and jerky (but watchable with many frame drops) on the B2630.
I don't recommend the HP TX1000 or its successor to anyone. I recommend the XT, XT2, and the Mirus as current purchases. The B2630 is no longer for sale unless you pick it up used on eBay.
Keep in mind that the Mirus is the cheapest and has the least screen real estate unless you add an external monitor. If you're looking for price/performance, this is the one to pick.