[maemo-developers] Best format for SD ?

[From: Igor Stoppa]

On Wed, 2008-04-02 at 18:47 +0200, ext pHilipp Zabel wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa at nokia.com> wrote:
> >
> >  On Tue, 2008-04-01 at 20:27 +0300, ext Marius Vollmer wrote:
> >  > "ext Klaus Rotter" <klaus at rotters.de> writes:
> >  >
> >  > > Charles Werbick wrote:
> >  > >> [...] ARM simply cannot compete with a Pentium III CPU at 1.5 GHz and
> >  > >> 12 watts total dissipation. I predict that the n900 series, should it
> >  > >> reach production, will run Intel and not TI silicon.
> >  > >
> >  > > The N8xxs have a 1,5Ah x 3,7V = 5,5 Wh accu. A 12 W design will run out
> >  > > of power in less than half an hour.
> >  >
> >  > Charles is missing a dot: "The chips have a thermal design power (TDP)
> >  > specification in 0.6-2.5 watt range and scale to 1.8GHz [...]"
> >  >
> >  >              http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20080302comp.htm
> >
> >  Anyway that's still insanely high: 0.6-2.5 watt is for a pocket stove,
> >  not an handheld device.
> 
> According to Wikipedia it can idle in the 0.01 W to 0.1 W range. But
> this is still just for the
> processor core, chipset & peripherals not included...
> Are there similar estimations for power consumption of OMAP35x
> processors produced in 45nm?

Sure, but i don't know how many are those that are also public.
You should check the TI website.

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Cheers, Igor

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Igor Stoppa
Next Generation Software
Nokia Devices R&D - Helsinki