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On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 17:41 -0800, Lord Sauron wrote: |
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> On 3/29/06, Ow Mun Heng <Ow.Mun.Heng@×××.com> wrote: |
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> > > Yeah, however, I see all these people buy a cheap laptop from Dell and |
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> > > expect it to run stuff like Doom 3. |
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> /me hates those built-in graphics. Makes things slow. |
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> > Seriously does make a difference. |
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> However, at the same time, you really shouldn't expect games out of |
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> any but the most expensive laptops. Maybe 5-10 years from now that'll |
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I'm not even talking about playing games. I'm just talking about graphic |
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rendering. eg: Desktop Wallpaper rendering/eye candy. |
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My wife's home desktop is a Dell w/ 768MB Ram, 2,8Ghz P4 and integrated |
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graphics. It runs slower (feel) than my laptop which has discrete |
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graphics. |
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> > If you're not concerned with battery nor weight. I suggest you go for |
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> > the Dell XPS Mobile concept (when it becomes available) |
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> >> Here are some shots. |
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> That's not so much a laptop as a new breed of ultraportable desktop, IMHO. |
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heh.. I like that. Ultraportable desktop. |
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Ow Mun Heng |
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Gentoo/Linux on DELL D600 1.4Ghz 1.5GB RAM |
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98% Microsoft(tm) Free!! |
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Neuromancer 10:24:15 up 1 day, 3:02, 3 users, load average: 0.19, 0.74, |
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0.95 |
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