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| [* black] We decided to pop open the Cr-48 to see how it compares to the new Series 5. | |
| [* black] All in all, they are pretty similar machines. Similarities include: | |
| - | [* black] Separate motherboard & I/O board layout with mini PCI cards for WWAN, Wi-Fi, and flash memory |
| + | [* black] Separate motherboard & I/O board layout with mini PCI cards for WWAN, Wi-Fi, and flash memory. |
| [* black] Intel NM10 graphics cards are used in both machines. | |
| [* black] The major differences are: | |
| [* black] The Cr-48 has removable/upgradeable RAM, while the Series 5's RAM is soldered to the motherboard. | |
| [* black] The Cr-48's battery is accessible from the outside of the machine, while the Series 5 must be cracked open to swap out the battery. | |
| [* black] The Series 5's [link|http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=55637|Atom N570] processor sports 512K more L2 cache than the Cr-48's [link|http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=49491|Atom N455]. |