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From: Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@×××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [OT] Re: [gentoo-user] Intel Core Duo Processor - Anyone?
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 02:31:16
Message-Id: 1143685456.19064.36.camel@neuromancer.home.net
In Reply to: Re: [OT] Re: [gentoo-user] Intel Core Duo Processor - Anyone? by Lord Sauron
1 On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 17:41 -0800, Lord Sauron wrote:
2 > On 3/29/06, Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@×××.com> wrote:
3 > > > Yeah, however, I see all these people buy a cheap laptop from Dell and
4 > > > expect it to run stuff like Doom 3.
5 > >
6 > /me hates those built-in graphics. Makes things slow.
7 > > Seriously does make a difference.
8 >
9 > However, at the same time, you really shouldn't expect games out of
10 > any but the most expensive laptops. Maybe 5-10 years from now that'll
11
12 I'm not even talking about playing games. I'm just talking about graphic
13 rendering. eg: Desktop Wallpaper rendering/eye candy.
14
15 My wife's home desktop is a Dell w/ 768MB Ram, 2,8Ghz P4 and integrated
16 graphics. It runs slower (feel) than my laptop which has discrete
17 graphics.
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20 > > If you're not concerned with battery nor weight. I suggest you go for
21 > > the Dell XPS Mobile concept (when it becomes available)
22 > >> Here are some shots.
23 >
24 > That's not so much a laptop as a new breed of ultraportable desktop, IMHO.
25
26 heh.. I like that. Ultraportable desktop.
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30 Ow Mun Heng
31 Gentoo/Linux on DELL D600 1.4Ghz 1.5GB RAM
32 98% Microsoft(tm) Free!!
33 Neuromancer 10:24:15 up 1 day, 3:02, 3 users, load average: 0.19, 0.74,
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Re: [OT] Re: [gentoo-user] Intel Core Duo Processor - Anyone? Lord Sauron <lordsauronthegreat@×××××.com>