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Re: [News] Another Uber-Vista-Capable Laptop Explodes

On Mon, 4 Sep 2006 13:51:09 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote
(in article <2687485.ueAt5Y0D4b@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):

> __/ [ Peter Hayes ] on Monday 04 September 2006 13:36 \__
> 
>> On Sat, 2 Sep 2006 16:47:13 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote
>> (in article <2232171.TYtzRv4hdo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>):
>>>
>>> When the OEM works hand-in-glove with Windows, fitting the O/S to the
>>> underlying design, then it's easy.
>> 
>> Yes, that's Apple's strength.
> 
> 
> True. Strength for Apple, but not necessarily for the customer who, in the
> long run, might benefit from choice and competition, which drives down price
> (to reach a level of sanity).

Nobody forces you to buy Apple. Besides, a Mac Pro is competitively priced 
vis a vis a similarly specced Dell. And if I had to run XP for any reason I 
know which one I'd rather run it on.

> Think, for instance, about car mechanics,
> specialised components, and abuse that is possible due to lack of
> generality.

Apple desktops now use standard components, apart from the motherboard and a 
few incidentals.

>>> Linux has the capability to reduce
>>> consumption of power when the system is idle. And if you can't set it up,
>>> it would be wise to seek a laptop with Linux preloaded. Yes, they exist.
>>> Hibernation and standby as standard, too.
>> 
>> GKrellM on my Dell 8200 laptop controls the fans far better than Dell's
>> software.
>> 
>> They come on slowly at first but if the CPU is working hard they switch to
>> maximum.
>> 
>> On Windows the fans are either on flat out sounding like a wind tunnel, or
>> off.
> 
> 
> If you run Linux, then by definition, the computer will be more more idle and
> drain less energy than with Windows XP (it's not MS bashing, it's a fact).

Well, there's no malware to run for starters...

> Surely, hardware needs correspondence with the software.

Precisely. 

Heat is also stressful for the components and a gentle breeze prolongs 
hardware lifetime (or the lack of this the subtext?).

-- 

Peter


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