[ale] [OT] Laptop Battery Worth It?

[Jim Kinney]

Kind of light on the ram there, Jeff. I was hoping for at least 512GB and 36
hour battery life running flat out. 10Gbe would be nice.
On Jul 14, 2011 11:35 AM, "Lightner, Jeff" <JLightner at water.com> wrote:
> I once heard a laptop manufacturer's rep say the specs most users have for
laptops is 4 x 8 core CPUs, 20 TB disk space, 10 GB ram, a full size
keyboard, a 21 inch monitor and oh, by the way, make it way only 4 pounds.
:-)
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> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Damon
Chesser
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:13 AM
> To: Mike Harrison; Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] Laptop Battery Worth It?
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> My new 17" laptop weighs in at 6.05 pounds.
http://www.amazon.com/HP-g7-1150us-Notebook-PC-Grey/dp/tech-data/B0051OLWHU/ref=de_a_smtdAs
I said earlier, I got it at staples on sale for $447 or $449. I have
had
15" laptops weigh more.
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> Damon Chesser
> dchesser at acsi2000.com
> damon at damtek.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Mike
Harrison
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:06 AM
> To: David Tomaschik
> Cc: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts; Mike Harrison
> Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] Laptop Battery Worth It?
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> On Thu, 14 Jul 2011, David Tomaschik wrote:
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>> I can't imagine carrying around an 18.4" laptop. With my current ~7lb
>> laptop and all the accessories I carry, my laptop bag is 15+ lbs on a
>> regular basis. Adding another 3-4 lbs would not be a welcome change.
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> I travel quite a bit, that rig has been to S. Africa, S. America,
> and multiple Caribbean islands, having a huge bright crisp display
> has allowed me to be productive, or zoom and share an interface with a
> room (small) full of people without a projector. Worth every ounce.
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