__/ [ Bobbie ] on Saturday 02 September 2006 15:50 \__
> On Sat, 02 Sep 2006 14:48:18 +0000, Dangling Gubbo wrote:
>
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Use Windows, be impotent (the laptop heating issue). However, I think
>>> therein lies a perfect explanation. Windows users have already made an
>>> incompetent choice, thus they are not potent. What harm would some
>>> boiling laptop do?
>>>
>> Yet, for what its worth, my Toshiba Laptop runs considerably hotter using
>> Linux. Windows makes some attempt at throttling the CPU and disabling
>> (through ACPI) hardware that isn't in use.
>>
>> Linux just says "I don't know how to do that".
>
> Hang on a second there. Who says "I don't know how to do that"?
When the OEM works hand-in-glove with Windows, fitting the O/S to the
underlying design, then it's easy. 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.
Best wishes,
Roy
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