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____/ High Plains Thumper on Friday 04 September 2009 10:58 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>> Sinister Midget on Friday:
>>
>>> Although, being Winduumies I'd imagine they'll carry around
>>> an external 1TB drive to put that stuff on so they can drag
>>> it around and show off all their "free" stuff.
>>
>> Linux performs better than Windows XP/Vista{any version} in
>> SSD, so either way, Windows would be just a compromise for
>> second best.
>
> Of course. Even my 2.95 GHz Intel Celeron mobo runs cooler with
> Ubuntu 8.10 than Windows XP. The variable speed cooling fan runs
> at a nominal speed under Ubuntu. Under XP, the fan screams, CPU
> runs hotter. Windows 7, which appears at this point to be a
> Vista remix, is more CPU intensive than XP, so I could see an
> SSDD netbook battery life being shortened. Time will tell, I
> don't know if they will also experience shortened SSDD life due
> to journalling. Under Linux, they recommend using EXT2 instead
> of EXT3 for that reason.
>
> Some of the netbooks under Linux have impressive battery life, up
> to 8 hours. I look forward to the cooler running RISC based ARM
> netbooks that are now making their way to market.
>
> I haven't run any comparisons yet on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS versus XP on
> my Acer Aspire One netbook yet. That one, I was surprised to see
> it go DOA, related to a BIOS bug. Fortunately, I was able to
> update the BIOS, brought it back to life. Wierd, and at least
> one COLA troll accused me of breaking it using Linux. Windows
> makes one stupid.
Your observations above seem to be based mostly on 'feel', but everyone who has
done a benchmark showed the same thing scientifically, empirically. Also see:
Laptops, ergonomics, and batteries
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| I installed Ubuntu 8.10 on this laptop (as a multiple boot option) the
| weekend before last, and one of the first notices that Ubuntu gave me was
| that the battery would only charge to 17% of capacity. Score one for Ubuntu
| over Vista for giving an accurate message.
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/stratdev/archives/2009/01/laptops_ergonom.html
Ubuntu netbooks will run all day
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| He said they would run for at least eight hours without a charge â a time
| long targeted by notebook manufacturers, as it is considered to be a working
| day. Intel-based notebooks claiming all-day working tend to pack extra
| batteries.
|
| Hickman was speaking after ARM announced that it is working with Canonical,
| UK commercial sponsor of Linux, to optimise Ubuntu for the ARM platform,
| mainly on the power management and use of the platform's Neon multimedia
| processing.
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http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/news/2230561/ubuntu-netbooks-run-day
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