OpenCPN and Atom CPU?

[amadeus]

I want to tank the writer of opencpn for the best program ever. I have just bearly tried it on a laptop with Ubuntu and a 60CSX on my sailboat. A gib'sea 472. Now I'm looking for a power saving computer and a waterproof screen. I think I have found the screen which is within normal price range. ( Rugged LCD Monitors - Vi kan Robust! )

But to the question: Most powersaving computers are small computers with Atom CPU. I have noticed that OpenCPN like to use CPU sometimes. or maybe I need a faster harddrive. Can anyone who have tried the atom cpu and opencpn give a field report on the speed? Is it enough? Do I need a SSD disk instead of a normal for speed?

Regards Amadeus

[ColdFusion]

From OpenCPN FAQs - the developer's website:

[OpenCPN] will run acceptably on as little as a 300 Mhz Pentium-II Windows-98 computer.

Your Atom CPU is plenty powerful enough. A standard hard disk drive is fine too, although there's nothing stopping you from using a solid state drive if you want to.

[johan_ande]

Hi,

I'm running OpenCPN on an Acer Aspire one which uses the atom CPU. I've used both BSB and cm93 charts with satisfying results.

Kind regards
Johan

[idpnd]

That monitor is horrendously expensive! Would be easier getting a fresh cheap one every month

[amadeus]

Originally Posted by idpnd

That monitor is horrendously expensive! Would be easier getting a fresh cheap one every month

Hehe. It's a Norwegian shop with Norwegian currency. It's about 1490,- $. I agree, still expencive, but the alternatives with that spec is much more expencive. (best offer I have seen so far) I guess without the Norwegian tax, I could get it cheaper. but then again, I need it before I start cruising for serious.

[scotte]

OpenCPN runs great on our ASUS EeePC, which is Atom powered. Runs great with BSB, S57, and CM93-2 charts...

[Zoef]

Originally Posted by amadeus

Hehe. It's a Norwegian shop with Norwegian currency. It's about 1490,- $. I agree, still expencive, but the alternatives with that spec is much more expencive. (best offer I have seen so far) I guess without the Norwegian tax, I could get it cheaper. but then again, I need it before I start cruising for serious.

Looks like a great monitor.
I see that the brightness of the monitor is 1100 cd/m2 (that's probably the maximum) and the power consumption (operational) is less than 17Watt. Does operational mean at maximum brightness or at a lower setting and, if so, can you still read the screen in sunlight?

Zoef

[amadeus]

Originally Posted by Zoef

Looks like a great monitor.
I see that the brightness of the monitor is 1100 cd/m2 (that's probably the maximum) and the power consumption (operational) is less than 17Watt. Does operational mean at maximum brightness or at a lower setting and, if so, can you still read the screen in sunlight?

Zoef

Ill post as soon as I get it.