Yokemate of Keyboards
Posts: 2794 from 2006/3/21
From: Northern Calif...
Quote:
Andreas_Wolf wrote:
>> Isn't the limebook about as powerful as an Efika or something?
> Pretty much. The LimeBook Z9 has more memory, but that's about it.
Compared to the Efika's MPC5200B, the LimeBook Z9's MPC5121e also has:
- dual-issue instead of single-issue integer unit
- twice the L1 cache
- USB 2.0 instead of 1.1
- SATA instead of PATA
Those specs would make for a (barely) usable portable MorphOS system, but would not be worth the effort unless it could be purchased for around $100 to $150 at the most, and then it would really only appeal to people who want new, instead of used hardware, or those who for some reason can't purchase a used G4 PowerBook, or iBook for about the same price.
The Efika runs MorphOS pretty well, for such a low spec system, it just needed more RAM and a better hard drive controller (it's IDE and USB interfaces were very flaky). Having SATA and USB2.0 instead of USB1.1, plus more RAM would solve most, or all of the Efika 5200b's short comings.
MorphOS - The best Next Gen Amiga choice.
