TolpuddleSartre:
Quite the opposite, in fact.
To get the best out of a slow, memory-limited microcontroller, you have to use your brain, but with a much faster microprocessor with RAM beyond the dreams of Bill Gates, you can get away with being much lazier.
ah yes, i get your point - i meant more like, with it's inherent capabilities.
i agree, given the "limited brain" - it (the UNO) has to be (handled) more effiicient in it's processing, rather than lazily letting the brute (calculating) force handle things. (bloatware anyone ?)