>My beloved Sony UX490N seemed a little bit to large and doesn't have built in GPS - so I got a new toy today...
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>http://www.pocketables.net/2009/04/review-viliv-s5-premium.html
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>I'm sure the Atom processor will not be nearly as fast as the chip in my 490N - but hey this thing gets 6hrs of battery life, 200hrs of standby time - aaand this one actually fits in my pocket cause its much thinner. Now I need to find a tiny webcam for it...ha

I certainly wouldn't use an ATOM processor for development :o) However, I recently had to test the Panasonic U1 Toughbook (had to write code to interface with the mag swipe). It had an ATOM processor (don't remember which one specifically) and it ran a very large and memory intensive app that has multiple modules very well. I was very surprised. I wasn't even considering anything with an ATOM processor prior to that, but after testing that equipment, i would definitely consider an ATOM processor netbook with usb connections and the larger hard drive (some have over 100GB) for everything but development. I like the smaller size too (for everything but development). :o)

The other Panasonic Toughbook models are currently being tested as well and so far so good. :o)

Personally, I prefer the netbooks because I need a keyboard. :o) I like the touchscreens but I usually get frustrated with how slow it is actually type a lot (or actually quickly) and want the keyboard :o)