[ale] Laptops and Linux

[JK]

Robert L. Harris wrote:

> 
>   I'm looking to get another laptop.  Right now I'm on a Lenovo (IBM) 3000
> N100.  Core 2 Duo, 512Meg Ram, 1.66Ghz and it's killing me.  Open Firefox, 
> Amarok and an OpenOffice Spreadsheet and I can grind it to a halt for 10 
> minutes.
> 
>   I don't want to spend 2k, but any off the top of your head
> suggestions?  Any opinions of an AMD Turion vs P4?  Duo or no, etc?
> Yes, it will need to run Linux, Debian or Ubuntu.

You probably already know this, but RAM size is IMO
the single biggest factor in perceived performance for
desktop use.  When I buy my next laptop, I'm not settling
for less than 2G of RAM; preferably 4G.

Giving your old machine a RAM infusion (even just bringing
it up to 1G) might make a huge difference.

-- JK