Anythnig to watch out for on a laptop?
Ow Mun Heng
ow.mun.heng at wdc.com
Mon Apr 5 05:40:11 UTC 2004
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> From: WipeOut [mailto:wipe_out at users.sourceforge.net]
> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 9:03 PM
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Anythnig to watch out for on a laptop?
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> Hi,
>
> I just sold my old Laptop and so I am now looking for a new one..
Mee Too..
> Is there anything to stay away from that has major issues with FC or
> Linux in general?
Modems. 56K that is.. Unless you have broadband, so that's a non-issue.
> Issues with built in WiFi?
Working. Ndiswrapper.
> Are Centrino's any good? It seems like they have taken a step
> backwards and lowered the processor speed..
In some cases, the extra cache makes thing faster. eg: During video
encoding, I compare (not apple to apple) on a D600 1.4G 512Ram vs
2.4G P4 512M Ram (desktop). FPS using Helix Producer gets me like
11-12 FPS vs 10-11 FPS on the desktop
So.. you be the judge.
Oh.. and Battery life if it's anything to you, the D600's Batt life
sucks. 2:30 hours on a 6 cell.
:(
check-out tuxmobil.org to look at the laptops you're interested in.
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