[ale] Laptops and Linux
Dan Lambert
danlambert at bellsouth.net
Fri Nov 3 15:05:16 EST 2006
Your problem, Robert, is the lack of memory on your computer. I run a
T41 with a 1.6 GHz Pentium M that flies through just about anything I
throw at it, but I have 1.5 gigs of RAM in it.
Put either another 512 or a 1 Gig stick of RAM in it, and you'll be off
to the races!
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.
>
> Robert
>
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