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Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Wendover, NV.
another person BEGGIN to run linux.....80% less overhead.
I turned on various libsensors and I watch cpu scaling. with linux I can sit at 500mhz, jumping to 800, only rarely going to the full 1.3g (this is an older hp with an AMD)
with windows - scaled up full time. just to browse.
I turned on various libsensors and I watch cpu scaling. with linux I can sit at 500mhz, jumping to 800, only rarely going to the full 1.3g (this is an older hp with an AMD)
with windows - scaled up full time. just to browse.
Post Fiend
Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Bonita Springs FL
Certainly not stalking either... I have been on this forum for a long, long time.
Cargo Master
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Cook Forest and Irwin PA
use the link I gave, todays installer uses the same auto sensing code windows does. there is very little hardware on the market without a linux driver. I got the 5 yr old laptop up in a few hours (cuz I installed from the net, not a cd) the 5 yr old laptop that came with XP SP1 and refused to run after XP SP2!!!!
Lead Driver
Joined: Jan 2006
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The avergage lifespan of a laptop is about 3 years, and the cpu will get plugged by an almost invisible amount of dust.
Laptops are so cheap now, everyones buying them, but they are not a desktop, and it is not smart to replace a desktop with a laptop.
I have a desktop in my living room for movies and downloading, and it is clogged with dust every month.
Laptops are so cheap now, everyones buying them, but they are not a desktop, and it is not smart to replace a desktop with a laptop.
I have a desktop in my living room for movies and downloading, and it is clogged with dust every month.
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