Anythnig to watch out for on a laptop?

[Ow Mun Heng]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: WipeOut [mailto:wipe_out at users.sourceforge.net]
> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 9:03 PM
> To: fedora-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Anythnig to watch out for on a laptop?
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I just sold my old Laptop and so I am now looking for a new one..
Mee Too..
 
> Is there anything to stay away from that has major issues with FC or 
> Linux in general?
Modems. 56K that is.. Unless you have broadband, so that's a non-issue.

> Issues with built in WiFi?
Working. Ndiswrapper.

> Are Centrino's any good? It seems like they have taken a step 
> backwards and lowered the processor speed..

In some cases, the extra cache makes thing faster. eg: During video
encoding, I compare (not apple to apple) on a D600 1.4G 512Ram vs
2.4G P4 512M Ram (desktop). FPS using Helix Producer gets me like 
11-12 FPS vs 10-11 FPS  on the desktop

So.. you be the judge.

Oh.. and Battery life if it's anything to you, the D600's Batt life 
sucks. 2:30 hours on a 6 cell.

:(

check-out tuxmobil.org to look at the laptops you're interested in.