John Locke <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> On Fri, 04 May 2007 23:23:50 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
><newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Vista draining laptop batteries, patience
>>
>>,----[ Quote ]
>>| Reports that Vista was an energy hog started to surface during beta
>>| testing last year. At the time, Microsoft said many of the problems
>>| would be cleared up by the time the operating system launched.
>>`----
>>
> Not that I'm encouraging people to buy laptops with Vista, but
> laptops with LED backlights and 60 gig flash drives should be coming
> out before too long. That should really improve battery life.
> http://reviews.cnet.com/4321-3121_7-6567087.html
> http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/10/samsung-shows-off-flash-laptop-drive-at-cebit/
>
> Of course, it'll even be better with Linux installed.
>
Can you imagine how long a flash drive would survive handling Windows
Swap?
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